Palin Sides With Obama on Afghanistan (while progressives oppose him)

[JohnBrowdie]

holt sh*t!  just when you think you have seen it all, something like this happens.

either something just went seriously wrong with the universe, or the conservatives are trying to piss off obama's base.

Palin Sides With Obama on Afghanistan

On at least one of his major policies, President Obama is getting support, and a nudge, from an unlikely quarter – Sarah Palin.

Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska and last year’s Republican vice presidential nominee, joined a group of conservatives signing a letter to Mr. Obama praising him for his management of Afghanistan and urging him to commit more troops there.

It’s not as if Ms. Palin has been all that supportive of Mr. Obama in other arenas. Just last month, she referred to his health care plan as “downright evil,” and she asserted incorrectly that the president’s health proposals would institute “death panels” to cut off care to the elderly or infirm. She has criticized Mr. Obama’s spending plans and other initiatives.

Among others who signed the letter, organized by the Foreign Policy Initiative, a newly created conservative organization, were Karl Rove, the senior adviser to Mr. Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush; William Kristol, the editor of The Weekly Standard; and Ryan C. Crocker, the former ambassador to Iraq.

The letter to Mr. Obama said its signatories “congratulate you on the leadership you demonstrated” by sending 21,000 more troops and replacing the military commanders in Afghanistan this year, and it called on him to grant an anticipated request for more troops from Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal. “We urge you to continue on the path you have taken thus far and give our commanders on the ground the forces they need to implement a successful counterinsurgency strategy,” the letter said.

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[JohnBrowdie]

the left is indeed getting flaky on him over afghanistan.  more links at this link:

On Capitol Hill, Democrats are beginning to distance themselves from Obama on the war. Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, claiming that “our military presence in Afghanistan may be undermining our national security,’’ wants the troops withdrawn. Massachusetts congressman Jim McGovern complains that “we’re getting sucked into an endless war here.’’ Two Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee - the chairman, Carl Levin of Michigan, and Jack Reed of Rhode Island - are signaling that any request for more troops “probably will run into resistance,’’ the AP reported over the weekend.

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[JohnBrowdie]

yeah.  they are going to flip on him.  afghanistan worked as a campaign issue in keeping the right from labeling him as a typical anti-war liberal.  but this was going to come back and bite him at some point.  it just had to.

Liberals ready to strike out at White House over Afghanistan surge

Liberals in Congress, already angry about healthcare reform, are sharpening their swords for a fight with the administration over Afghanistan.

They have opened one front with the White House on a public option for healthcare but are ready to open a second front on Afghanistan, even if it damages a president whose success is dependent on a strong record of accomplishment.

According to one House Democrat, the calls to end U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan are growing louder and coming from a larger and more diverse crowd.

On the heels of the deadliest month to date for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, liberals are bracing for a report from the top military commanders that could suggest more resources and troops are needed.

And they are increasingly worried that President Barack Obama will find it necessary to ask Congress for just that.

If that’s the case, liberals such as Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.), one of the three leaders of the Out of Iraq Caucus – which is slowly morphing into the Out of Afghanistan Caucus – said that progressives were prepared to stand in the way of any additional funding in an attempt to force the president’s hand.

“Just because President Obama is our president doesn’t mean we don’t feel the same outrage we felt regarding Iraq in this same time in the Iraq occupation,” Woolsey said. “Our president doesn’t get a pass on this.”

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