I also am saddened as to what is transpiring in Afghanistan...where do I put the blame...hello directly on the POSER CIC POTUS...he consistently apologizes to the enemy as he increases the stress on our soldiers in a combat zone...I hate to be the bearer of bad news...but I feel the pain and anxiety of our troops...they are being picked off one by one by the so called allies Afghanistan troops...and what does our CIC do...well he apologizes to the Afghanistan President and asks for no return apology or investigation into who in the Afghanistan military is to blame...truth be told the troops are cracking under stress...I blame President Obama for what is transpiring! [Op ed by Jack]
By Olivier Knox
President Barack Obama on Sunday condemned the alleged slaughter of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier
as "tragic and shocking" and assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai by
telephone that the United States will "hold fully accountable anyone
responsible" as the bloody incident plunged already deteriorating ties
into a fresh crisis.
Obama called Karzai, who denounced the reported shooting rampage as an unforgivable "assassination," to make clear "his Administration's commitment to establish the facts as quickly as possible and to hold fully accountable anyone responsible," the White House said in a statement.
Obama expressed "his shock and sadness" to Karzai at the incident, which news reports said left mostly women and children among the dead, and "reaffirmed our deep respect for the Afghan people and the bonds between our two countries," the White House said.
Ahead of the call, Obama received a briefing on the incident from top aides including National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough, and Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan Doug Lute, according to National Security Council deputy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden.
Obama also issued a public statement saying he was "deeply saddened" by the reports and throwing his full support behind promises from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General John Allen, who commands NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, for a full investigation. Allen said in a statement that the US service member alleged to have carried out the attack was in custody. The Associated Press reported that the suspect was from Fort Lewis, Wash.
"This incident is tragic and shocking, and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan. I fully support Secretary Panetta's and General Allen's commitment to get the facts as quickly as possible and to hold accountable anyone responsible," Obama said.
read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-us-soldier-reported-shooting-rampage-afghanistan-tragic-190511568.html
By Olivier Knox
Obama called Karzai, who denounced the reported shooting rampage as an unforgivable "assassination," to make clear "his Administration's commitment to establish the facts as quickly as possible and to hold fully accountable anyone responsible," the White House said in a statement.
Obama expressed "his shock and sadness" to Karzai at the incident, which news reports said left mostly women and children among the dead, and "reaffirmed our deep respect for the Afghan people and the bonds between our two countries," the White House said.
Ahead of the call, Obama received a briefing on the incident from top aides including National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough, and Special Assistant to the President for Afghanistan and Pakistan Doug Lute, according to National Security Council deputy spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden.
Obama also issued a public statement saying he was "deeply saddened" by the reports and throwing his full support behind promises from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General John Allen, who commands NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, for a full investigation. Allen said in a statement that the US service member alleged to have carried out the attack was in custody. The Associated Press reported that the suspect was from Fort Lewis, Wash.
"This incident is tragic and shocking, and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the United States has for the people of Afghanistan. I fully support Secretary Panetta's and General Allen's commitment to get the facts as quickly as possible and to hold accountable anyone responsible," Obama said.
read more: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-us-soldier-reported-shooting-rampage-afghanistan-tragic-190511568.html
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