He Can’t Help It… Obama Bashes Bush During VFW Speech


U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the 113th VFW National Convention in Reno, Nevada, July 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

Barack Obama bashed President Bush yesterday during his speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Obama told the military group, “After years of drift, we had to break the momentum of the Taliban.” …By that he means holding peace talks with the terror group.

From the White House website:

I pledged to make it a priority to take out the terrorists who had attacked us on 9/11. And as a candidate, I said that if we had Osama bin Laden in our sights, we would act to keep America safe — even if it meant going into Pakistan. Some of you remember, at the time, that comment drew quite a bit of criticism. But since I took office, we’ve worked with our allies and our partners to take out more top al Qaeda leaders than any time since 9/11. And thanks to the courage and the skill of our forces, Osama bin Laden will never threaten America again, and al Qaeda is on the road to defeat. (Applause.)

I pledged to finish the job in Afghanistan. After years of drift, we had to break the momentum of the Taliban, and build up the capacity and the capability of Afghans. And so, working with our commanders, we came up with a new strategy, and we ordered additional forces to get the job done. This is still a tough fight. But thanks to the incredible services and sacrifices of our troops, we pushed the Taliban back; we’re training Afghan forces; we’ve begun the transition to Afghan lead.

For the record… Seventy percent of the Afghan War casualties have happened on Obama’s watch, in just over three years.

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