Defense Secretary Gates to Go Along with Obama's Decisions

Fight to win or get the hell out.If we are not there to win.Then we need to get out of Afghanistan

He is the commander-in-chief. Obviously the military should follow whatever the President orders in this case, this doesn't even deserve discussion.

What I would like, however, is that instead of all the debate happening behind closed doors - can we get the discussion from our military guys out in the open? Since I presume Obama does want to win the war in Afghanistan, I want to know if he is going against the word of his generals on the ground. Obama isn't a general, he didn't even serve. That doesn't disqualify him from making decisions regarding military policy - but he better listen to what his generals and advisers are telling him to do.

I really didn't like Gates remarks when he said they would debate this privately. Yes, I understand that we can't have cabinet members and generals calling the President out in the media . But, I still feel like a restrained, respectful expression of disagreement publicly by his advisers might do the country a whole lot of good. I'll be honest, I have 0 confidence in any decision Obama would make unless it is based soundly in the advice of his generals. If his goal was opposite to theirs, I would understand ignoring them; however, he has stated he wants to win the war - and he needs to listen to his generals. Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but I always get the sense that Gates is reluctant that Obama will make the correct decision.

And to get in front of the "George Bush was no military genius either" strawman, I think both men have shown extreme naivete and incompetence on this matter and need to start listening to serious, critical advice.