Didn't Obama paint Bush as an evil warmonger during his entire campaign? Didn't he make a point of stating ad nauseum that he voted against the war in Iraq, we shouldn't be there, we need to get out of there as soon as possible, the war has thrown us deeply in debt and cost us thousands of lives, etc.?
So what is this about Obama sending 30,000 troops to Afghanistan? What all are the peace-loving hippie head in the clouds fans of his going to think about that? Why is it OK for him to withdraw troops from Iraq and send them to Afghanistan, but it's not OK for Bush to send troops to Iraq, during which time he removed a murderous dictator from power? Aren't American lives going to be lost in Afghanistan, like Iraq? Isn't a conflict in Afghanistan going to be expensive, like Iraq? Aren't there basically the same people in Afghanistan that there are in Iraq?
If Obama sees a need to send troops to Afghanistan, fine with me. Being in Iraq is fine with me. But why does the media portray Bush as an evil warmonger, and says nothing about Obama's actions? Give me a break!
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Sarah, you're right that Obama did speak out against the war in Iraq and that we should not be there, but he never said the same about Afghanistan, which is why he is moving troops from Iraq to Afghanistan. I don't think anyone was against attacking the Taliban.
Obama's reason being that we were attacked by those who were supported and harbored by the Taliban in Afghanistan, with no connection to those in Iraq.
Obama also states in the article that you link to that he wants to focus on catching bin Laden, which Bush had 7 years to do but failed to focus on (because he was focussing on Iraq).
But you are right that American lives will still be lost, it will still be expensive, and now (once we have invaded Iraq) there are basically the same people there. The press is giving Obama a pass at this point, agreed, but he also hasn't even taken office yet, so let the honeymoon period pass (which ALL presidents get from the press) before we weigh the media's coverage. Hopefully they will continue to ask the tough questions once he's president.
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