The Doctrine of Destiny

Congratulations to General David Petraeus on his appointment as commander of our troops in Afghanistan. And, congratulations to President Obama, for finally admitting that he was wrong about the Iraq war, wrong about the surge, and wrong about his choice of liberal leaning , Fox News bashing General Stanly McChrystal to lead our forces against Al Queda and the Taliban. After all , appointing the man who was singularly responsible for our victory in Iraq seems to completely vindicate President Bush and validate his approach to the war on terror, known only as the"Bush Doctrine". Petraeus will no doubt continue this policy, and will reduce the nation building , diplomacy riddled approach that McChrystal used , much to our troops detriment. The Obama deadline for withdraw of troops by the end of July will also be re-thought, as it should be. The Afghans have a hard time trusting liberators that announce to the enemy the day and hour of their retreat, after all, how can you beat an enemy that already knows you have a deadline for victory? As we celebrate our Independence Day, we should remember one thing; that our freedom was obtained by a war that had one objective ; to kill our enemies , drive them from our shores, and force their surrender. And , I have no doubt that America would never have existed as we know it, had General Washington been using the "Obama Doctrine" , in his approach to fighting the Revolution.