Obama and Afghan

Once again there is a situation where the president is trying to walk the line between republicans and democrates. The president is expected to unveil his long awaited plan about the Afghan war. When he shows his plan it is expected that many people in his own party will object. It's speculated that Obama is going to increase the troops in Afghanistan. Something that many democrates are not happy about.

CNN's Ed Rollins said "Democrats have to be convinced. The president's party is certainly very divided on this issue. I think he'll have the Republican support he needs, but at the end of day, if this is not a bipartisan effort, long-term, they won't get the resources and the funding to make it work," he said.

House speaker Nancy Pelosi cautioned last week, "The cost of the war has been a sticking point for Democrats. , "There is serious unrest in our caucus about, 'Can we afford this war?' "

I think it is interesting to hear both sides. For months republicans have ripped the president and his decisions but now they are staying quiet. On the other hand democrates that approved the billion dollar stimulus packages think the war will cost to "much." It is funny to look at the two parties push their agendas depending on their beliefs in the subject. They will spend billions of dollars on stimulus bills but fear the war would cost to much. Yet republicans sit quiet about the costs. President Obama certainly has a tough sell.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/30/afghan.strategy.backlash/index.html