EXCLUSIVE: Bob Woodward To Diane Sawyer: 'This Is Obama's War' -- ABC News
Author Says President Obama Is Afghanistan 'Strategist-in-Chief'; 'Going Along Is not Conviction'.
President Obama grew so frustrated with his own administration's deliberations over the war in Afghanistan that he wound up writing his own strategy, dictating a six-page, single-spaced "terms sheet" that sought to define the military mission and prevent his commanders from further escalating the war, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
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More News On President Obama And The Afghan War
Military thwarted president seeking choice in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Obama is Afghanistan's 'strategist-in-chief,' says Woodward -- USA Today
Foreign Policy: Obama Versus The Afghanistan Team -- NPR
Obama aide: Generals backed Afghanistan plan, including July drawdown -- USA Today
Obama: Tough commander in chief or insecure armchair general? -- Blake Hounshell, Foreign Policy
The real story of Obama's Wars -- Andrew J Bacevich, Asia Times
My Comment: I love the spin on this one. Bottom line .... President Obama is the Commander in Chief, and what he says goes .... and he as President knows that. Trying to shift blame that the military is trying to 'thwart' the President .... sorry .... that does not hold water with me.
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