White House Fears Liberal War Pressure

New York Anti-War Protest

From The Politico:

White House officials are increasingly worried liberal, anti-war Democrats will demand a premature end to the Afghanistan war before President Barack Obama can show signs of progress in the eight-year conflict, according to senior administration sources.

These fears, which the officials have discussed on the condition of anonymity over the past few weeks, are rising fast after U.S. casualties hit record levels in July and August.

The aides also expressed concern that Afghan election returns, still being tallied, will result in a narrow reelection for President Hamid Karzai that could result in qualms about his legitimacy — “Tehran II,” as one official put it, in reference to the disputed Iranian election.

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My Comment: The Politico misses the underlying philosophy and purpose of the anti-war left. In a nutshell .... they have always been against war and they have always been hostile to the American military and the intelligence community.

Nothing has changed.

What has changed is the media coverage of these groups. When President Bush was President, these groups were front and center in the news coverage. In today's world, people like Cindy Sheehan are told by ABC's Charlie Gibson to get lost.

I personally believe that this is going to change in the next few months. If the war starts to go bad .... and it is going bad .... the main stream media will be forced to cover this news. The Republicans will start to criticize the policy, and other news outlets (blogs, talk radio, etc.) will be intensifying their coverage. The Obama administration has a grace period .... and that grace period will be over by next spring when the snows melt and the war intensifies again.