(2009-12-02) — A day after a televised address about his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in order to bring them home again soon, President Barack Obama announced he would apply his Afghanistan war strategy to domestic health care reform.
“It’s important that we seize the initiative,” the president said, “and put the resources in place so that we can withdraw them in 18 months, leaving the uninsured with the capacity to take care of themselves, to buy their own health insurance on the open market.”
The president said he’ll commit 30,000 new bureaucrats to this effort, who will begin deploying in early 2010, to train the uninsured in how to buy health insurance, and to equip the unemployed to find work, or to start businesses, so that they, too, can buy health insurance.
The president said the entire objective of his health care reform plan is to “hand over responsibility to the people, and then get our government forces out of their lives as quickly as possible.”
“This effort must be based on performance,” said Mr. Obama. “The days of providing a blank check are over. And going forward, we will be clear about what we expect from those who receive our assistance.“
17 responses so far ↓
1 boberinyetagain // Dec 2, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Never happen…
But, the war choice must be the perfect plan because both the Democrats and the Republicans…hate it with a passion. Therefore it must be the perfect choice! Nice…
2 debass // Dec 2, 2009 at 2:28 pm
War is the only gov. program with an exit strategy. I missed the word victory and win in the speech last night.
3 boberinyetagain // Dec 2, 2009 at 2:33 pm
What could ever constitute "victory" pray tell? Those words were missing for a darned good reason.
4 debass // Dec 2, 2009 at 2:54 pm
To me, victory is killing every taliban and al quaeda in the region and then leaving. It's possible. We just don't have the will to do it. The darned good reason those words were missing is "Progressives and Islamic fascists are evil twins borne of the same whore. They have similar goals and economic social structures, but differ only in their core religious beliefs. They are beyond reason and compromise in their goals of destroying Western culture, symbolized by Israel and America. They are uneasy allies for now, just as the Iranian communists and Islamist Mullahs were when they overthrew the Shah with help of anther Progressive known as President Jimmy Carter"-Jonah Goldberg
5 debass // Dec 2, 2009 at 4:02 pm
The dithering Democraps will delay the deployment until the withdrawal date. So the troops will get there just in time to help everyone there pack and move out.
6 boberinyetagain // Dec 2, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Simply amazing…truly stunning…I'm very, very impressed…honestly!
7 Hawkeye_R // Dec 2, 2009 at 3:20 pm
Wow, and it only took Obama 3 months to think of that strategy. I'm impressed… NOT! He could have done the same thing in 3 days. Then, he has the utter gall to suggest that our 30,000 troops have to get in there fast, like 6 months instead of the planned 12 months. If it took the military as long as it takes Obama to make a decision, we'd never get there!
(:X)
8 Obama Brings Afghan Strategy to Health Care Reform // Dec 2, 2009 at 4:09 pm
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9 Hawkeye_R // Dec 3, 2009 at 12:34 am
If I wasn't so cynical, I'd say: "C'mon, you can't be serious." Unfortunately, I am that cynical… which means I agree with you 100%.
10 Hawkeye_R // Dec 3, 2009 at 12:35 am
Hey Libby, Good to hear from you. Hope all is well. (:D)
11 Libby_Gone // Dec 3, 2009 at 1:32 am
Hawkeye,
Thanks! Same to you!
Merry Christmas to you and all. (I can't believe it's already Dec. and I'm stringing up Christmas lights!!!)
Life is Wunnerful!
12 Libby_Gone // Dec 2, 2009 at 9:48 pm
“hand over responsibility to the people, and then get our government forces out of their lives as quickly as possible.”
Gawd,
if only………..
13 camojack // Dec 3, 2009 at 6:14 am
IOW, more jobs for ACORN, et al…
14 ChileSerrano // Dec 3, 2009 at 2:16 pm
This Will Not End Well , by George Will.
Having vowed to "finish the job," Obama revealed Tuesday that he thinks the job in Afghanistan is to get out of Afghanistan. This is an unserious policy.
The Taliban will be singing See You In September …
15 onlineanalyst // Dec 3, 2009 at 11:23 pm
A few pointed thoughts about the "jobs summit theatricale": http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/theanchoress/200...
It's always empty show time for Barack Hussein Obama. Mmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmm
16 onlineanalyst // Dec 4, 2009 at 12:43 am
Goracle cancels his personal lecture at Copenhagen. Organizers are all wee-wee'd up.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/03/g...
17 RAM1 // Dec 7, 2009 at 9:00 am
Wow, sounds like MONEY took precedent over "saving the planet for algore!
It appears, algore cannot serve both mankind and mammon. GOD is still somewhere down the list with gore!
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