Daryl is a member of the Clarence Kailin Chapter of Veterans for Peace
Obama's letting Bush team decide when to end wars
The Capital Times
6/06/2009 7:01 am
Dear Editor: Perpetual war.It seems there was a bunch of neo-cons in the Bush bunch that believed we should have this -- I suppose for the war profits that would go to their friends. Americans rose up to definitively reject the present wars, let alone an infinite series of successors, by electing Barack Obama president-- who as a candidate promised to get us out by 2010 at the latest.
But President Obama retained a lot of the Bush team: the secretary of defense and all the generals leading the wars, and he appointed a hawkish secretary of state. It appears the hawkish advisers have persuaded him to at least let them squawk about 10-year wars, and to expand the Afghan war into Pakistan and put 20,000 more troops there. As someone who strongly supported Mr. Obama, I am very distressed at the direction in which he seems to be going. I would urge him to force Gen. George Casey to disown his remarks about a 10-year war in Iraq or fire him if he will not. He should also consider replacing any other general who will not support his policies.
Lastly, I would strongly urge him to state publicly and unequivocally that he intends to remove all troops and bases from the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan as soon as possible.
Daryl Sherman, Madison
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