British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth Blasts Obama's Dithering

by the Left Coast Rebel

This one coming from UK's Telegraph, Bob Ainsworth, among many things blaming Barack Obama and the US for tumbling British support for the war in Afghanistan. Can anyone recall a time when our key ally - Britain and it's Defense Secretary criticized a US president like this? I'm not here to tell you what to think of this, I just think that it is astounding and worthy of note:

Mr Ainsworth took the unprecedented step of publicly criticising the US President and his delays in sending more troops to bolster the mission against the Taliban.

A “period of hiatus” in Washington - and a lack of clear direction - had made it harder for ministers to persuade the British public to go on backing the Afghan mission in the face of a rising death toll, he said.

Ministers say the mission is vital to stop international terrorists using Afghanistan as a base, but Gordon Brown has promised an “exit strategy” that could start next year.

The Defence Secretary’s blunt remarks about the US threaten to strain further a transatlantic relationship already under pressure over the British release of the Lockerbie bomber and Mr Obama’s decision to snub Mr Brown at the United
Nations in September.

What I can take of this is that the Brit Defense Secretary took his gloves off and called Obama on his diterhing. Look, I'll say it again, either we kick ass in Afghanistan and then get out or we just get out and not suffer the financial cost and lives lost. We simply cannot afford anything in between. What do you think?

What a mess we are in both domestically and overseas. Pray for our country and our troops, especially on Thanksgiving.
Via Memeorandum
Via Telegraph.UK