Posted on Apr 23, 2015
What are your thoughts on President Obama accepting responsibility for the deaths of American hostages during operations in Afghanistan?
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What are your thoughts on this latest press conference with President Obama?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/politics/white-house-hostages-killed/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/23/politics/white-house-hostages-killed/index.html
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It is easy to accept responsibilty for something when there is no negative consequence for accepting it. There is no price to be paid for it.
It is interesting that this happned months ago and we are just hearing about it. In addition to two hostges being killed, two American citizens collaberating with the enemy were killed.
I have no issue with that. I have supported the drone strikes but find it interesting that none of the lefty orgs are screaming foul when Americans are killed at the hands of their governement (death sentence) without due process.
It is interesting that this happned months ago and we are just hearing about it. In addition to two hostges being killed, two American citizens collaberating with the enemy were killed.
I have no issue with that. I have supported the drone strikes but find it interesting that none of the lefty orgs are screaming foul when Americans are killed at the hands of their governement (death sentence) without due process.
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Collateral damage unfortunately it happens to the best of leaders in command, whatever good or bad happens Leaders have to give a logical answer for it.
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Even though he is most likely not directly involved and isn't responsible, someone had to take responsibility for it. It had to be him. It's the price to pay when you're a leader.
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Political maneuvering to elicit a public response (generally called a "sympathy vote"). He was not the one who pulled the trigger, but he gave the order. If he was not made aware of the presence of hostages in the area, then the Intelligence community failed. We sometimes make the mistake of assuming that just because there are hostages, they are innocent of any actions on their part that bought them there. There is more to the story of the "why and how" of this situation than we will ever know, just as in the case of SGT Bergdahal.
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I'm not going to say that the Intel community never fails. However, we have to go off of the reports that we read. These reports don't always have all of the information. The sources that we have in the Middle East are often very unreliable. You can assume that the intel community dropped the ball, but you're not necessarily going to be correct in that assumption.
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CSM James Winslow
Hey, I am not pointing fingers at anyone in particular. There are more Intelligence assets out there (as I am sure you are aware) than just the Army's Battlefield level collection assets. There are a whole slew of three letter agencies who employ people much smarter than you and I to get these things right. They either missed one, or the POTUS decided to go ahead with the operation knowing full well that there were hostages and others there that could become collateral damage. I understand that you have to break eggs to make a cake, and also that sometimes the benefits outweigh the risks. I can full well believe that the plan was "Lets do this and hope no one notices". This administration does not have a very good track record with getting away with stuff like that.
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The President is the Commander and Chief. He is ultimately responsible for our failures and successes. I commend him accepting responsibility. Most politicians would simply accept recognition for the successes and avoid association or responsibility with anything with negative connotations.
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I like that he accepted responsibility for something bad that happened. It clearly was outside of his direct decision making.
I am trying to remember when the last time that happened?
I am trying to remember when the last time that happened?
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Not that I personally like President Obama or would go golfing with him (mainly because I'm a bad golfer) but at least he owned up to it.
That's saying something in an era where emails go mysteriously disappearing.
That's saying something in an era where emails go mysteriously disappearing.
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Good on him! Whenever someone accepts responsibility for events outside their control, it raises my opinion of them, and elevates the office they hold.
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I have zero (0) respect for the man outside the office of the presidency. But I give him his props for accepting responsibility which is ultimately his anyway.
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