This is a switch: yesterday, the unrepentant terrorist, Bill Ayers, threw his former friend Barack Obama all the way under the bus during an exclusive interview with Alan Colmes on Fox News.
I say it’s a switch because, normally, it’s Obama throwing his friends under the bus.
Ayers is the man responsible for bombing the U.S. Capital, the Pentagon, and NYC police headquarters in the 70s in protest of the Vietnam War.
It was at the Hyde Park home of Ayers that Obama launched his political career. Ayers and Obama would later be appointed to the Annenberg Foundation, where together, they funneled millions of dollars to idealogical allies.
But Obama would later say on national television that Ayers was just someone he “knew from the neighborhood.”
Well, the chickens have come home to roost, so to speak.
During last night’s interview, Colmes asked Ayers for his thoughts on Obama’s decision to send 17,000 more troops into Afghanistan.
“It’s a mistake. It’s a colossal mistake, and, you know, we’ve seen this happen before… We’ve seen a hopeful presidency, Lyndon Johnson’s presidency burn up in the furnace of war. I fear that this brilliant young man – this hopeful new administration could easily burn their prospects of a great presidency in the war in Afghanistan or elsewhere.”
I think Ayers may have a point. Afghanistan is going to get very messy very quickly if they don’t figure out a workable strategy and quick.
kcicero Says:
I think Ayers may have a point. Afghanistan is going to get very messy very quickly if they don’t figure out a workable strategy and quick.
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Yep. The war started in Afghanistan and we are still there 6 yrs later. Sometimes it is hard to help someone(a Country) if they truly don’t want it. I did not think Obama would be sending any troops anywhere so soon into his reign. I know things happen but I thought we should be coming home by now.
Its his opinion – thats not throwing Obama under the bus!!!
I don’t think is throwing Obama under a bus. We are all entitled to our own opinions.. Where is it written that you have to agree with the President all of the time.. Heck, I have yet to meet a person I agree with all of the time… But my disagreement is not throwing then under a bus…
@ Anna I agree completely but the truth is Afghani women are a lot better off because they no longer have to live under a patriarchal society and are allowed to attend school. Under the fake Muslims aka The Taliban women were not allowed to get an education. So some good has come of it but the biggest problem was the unnecessary distraction of blood bath in Iraq which took away necessary time, resources, and men from the War in Afghanistan where the actual perpetrators of September of 11th trained.
*Sigh* I had hoped things would turn around for the better and there is still time but we need to get out of these wars and focus on our economy!
And Sandra why is the post open…feeling a little generous today
Afghanistan was a training mission for them to go into Iraq. This was all supposed to be about 9/11 and it was for about 4 months. Then they went straight into Iraq and left Afghanistan a mess. Obama is taking the focus off Iraq where it shouldnt have been in the first place and going back ino Afghanistan to finish “looking” for Osama.
Make love not war
Peace
The world is a rainbow
Can’t we all just get along
geesh, saddam is dead why are we still fighting ? ….osama…heck call george bush and ask him where Osama is ..those are his family friends
Because it had nothing to do with Saddam… and we’re still invading a sovereign nation for no reason.
kcicero I thought we were fighting cuz they know and harbor Osama. Yes, and Sandra does have this open but I thing she wants to see how many NEGATIVE responses she gets before she says something negative about President Obama and then she’ll shut it down for no comments. Got to let her gt her shots in after all it is her site.(:
@#7 I agree totally. It was supposed to be our original mission.
What if we are invading all these middle eastern countries for another reason. what if we are looking for something…and I am not talking about oil.
@kcicero
Oh there is a reason, the general population just has not been informed what the reason(s) is.
@Sandra
Who do you think Obama really is???? Every day there is something about him and mostly negative. Not saying that he is without fault, but its like you are trying to tell us something. So I am all ears. I am not sure who you wanted in the White House, but I can tell Obama was not your top pick. I personally feel that we did not elect him. I think we never choose our president. To me its all a host, and who ever is controlling this world picked him and all the other presidents.
Once again another misleading heading.. I see a man talking about his view on The Afghanistan war…. I think its a good idea to bring the number of troops down in Iraqi and increase them in afghan in order to finish the war that we started over there… We went to Iraqi to finish Bush Sr’s job.
I just want to say Hi to everybody and post something since an Obama thread is actually open.
I DONT SEE WHERE HE THREW PRESIDENT OBAMA UNDER THE BUS,
THIS HIPPIE DOESNT LIKE WAR. SO ITS HIS OPINION….JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW PEOPLE DOESNT MAKE THEM YOUR FRIEND, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAD DID BAD STUFF IN THERE PAST, LIKE TI BUT YOU LOOK THE OTHER WAY. AND WHAT HE DID WAS IN 1968, 41 YRS AGO WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS A LITTLE BOY.
IT WAS NOT IRAQ WHO BOMBED THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IT WAS THE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN. THIS IS WHERE YOU SEND THE TROUPES TO MONITOR THEM