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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#2 July 24, 2012 at 7:52 am
Fuquay Steve commented:

Well I’m flabbergasted.
#3 July 24, 2012 at 7:54 am
Sasja commented:

Did he invite himself to speak or did the VFW invite him? If the invitation came from the VFW, why?
#4 July 24, 2012 at 7:55 am
Peregrine Took, Hobbit S.O.B. commented:

“I’m so in love with me-e-e-e-e-e!” – Barrack Hussein Obama
#5 July 24, 2012 at 7:57 am
Militant conservative commented:

Someone who never served

Criticizing a combat pilot to

A crowd of veterans.

Worthless POS.
#6 July 24, 2012 at 7:58 am
snap boy commented:

Sasja, the VFW invited him – invited obama and then biden last year too but they were too busy (fundraising I think) to attend; after all, it wasn’t an election year…
#7 July 24, 2012 at 8:26 am
Hoser commented:

For those who paid attention when Obama was elected and knew exactly who he is and pointed out to friends and family every time he let his mask slip to others who weren’t paying attention, who now are.Kudos

Now, when Obama tries to say that Romney is spinning or taking his words out of context, those who are now paying attention are taking note.

By the way, am I the fortunate one who seems to get a political poll pop up (probably by Obama) on many of sites I visit?
I refuse to fill them out, let them figure it out without my help.
#8 July 24, 2012 at 8:41 am
Carbon Pootprint commented:

We need to bring our people home from New York’s war. One of the goals of the progressive traitor party (and that chit hole is full of them) is to break our military.
#9 July 24, 2012 at 8:47 am
kato commented:

I’m not sure when we turned a corner and decided that this country is somehow made better by having black con artists in positions of authority.
#10 July 24, 2012 at 8:49 am
Militant conservative commented:

Black is the only thing good

about Obama.
#11 July 24, 2012 at 9:07 am
retire05 commented:

In 8 years of Bush, we saw 630 American losses in Afghanistan, and that was kicking Taliban ass.

In 3.5 years of Obama, we have seen 1,423 American losses in Afghanistan, and that has been kissing Taliban ass.

End of story.
#12 July 24, 2012 at 9:10 am
Indiana commented:

I, I, I, I……me, me, me, me…….what a juvenile POS.
#13 July 24, 2012 at 9:12 am
pink tie Republican commented:

Choomboy working hard to give that hellhole back to his peeps, the Taliban.
#15 July 24, 2012 at 9:22 am
Redlite commented:

What was the VFW thinking? Maybe they invited him to let him dig his own grave. If that is so it sure worked.

Interesting that he chose the VFW over the NAACP to give a speech.
#16 July 24, 2012 at 9:43 am
Practical Jane commented:

#7 Hoser:

You’ve picked up a cookie.
Run a virus/spam scan, dump your browser history, cookies, and temporary files. Shut down completely and reboot.
#17 July 24, 2012 at 9:56 am
JustSaying commented:

OMG! This man is stunningly foolish!…….his comment: “After years of drift, we had to break the momentum of the Taliban.” ……let’s refresh, the guy he loves to hate, GWB put Osama in a hole, caged like an animal…the only thing Obama did was to give the order to take him out…and then, that order is still questionable as to who actually gave the final order…wasn’t Mr President out on the golf course?????? Why would the VFW want this guy at anything they sponsor…
#18 July 24, 2012 at 10:04 am
4Dees commented:

A narcissist cannot ever take the blame or responsibility for their mistakes. They are always the victim and they are never, ever wrong. Welcome to Obama’s world!
#20 July 24, 2012 at 10:54 am
Texas_Treeroach commented:

It’s about time somebody changed THAT diaper.