Petraeus 2016?

General Petraeus has been a topic of discussion in the news as of late, due to him being appointed by President Obama to further lead our Troops into Afghanistan, after General McChrystal's interview with Rolling Stone led to him being fired earlier this week.

Conservatives, Centrists, and (some) Liberals alike are pleased as punch with this appointment, as General Petraeus has a successful record of combating our Islamic-Terrorists enemies abroad and in the Middle East (especially), and he's a man who will demand results if necessary.

But what impact, if any, will this appointment have on the General and a perspective future run for the White House - if he ever felt the desire to further serve his Nation, and thus decided to pursue the Republican Nomination?

One: Petraeus 2012 is 100% officially out of the question. Petraeus is an honorable man, and I do not believe we'll see him return to American shorelines until we achieve victory in the Afghan theater. Period.

Two: If the General can once again lead our Troops into uncertain battlefield conditions, and he can once again lead our Nation in another comeback-from-behind Military victory, I can almost guarantee Petraeus will enjoy Dwight Eisenhower levels of praise.

Three: Unless the Republican base is 100% united for our eventual Nominee against President Barack Obama (seemingly more and more improbable) in 2012, we will not win. So when the GOP selects a Nominee in 2016, after a fractured process in 2012, who better to unite the GOP than the General we all respect.

If the above mentioned circumstances take place, General David Petraeus could very well be the Republican Party's 2016 Presidential Nominee; just as Dwight Eisenhower was in 1952 against a Illinois socialist (only this time a Republican General would be replacing an Illinois socialist who happens to be President).

What say you?

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We Stand For Victory in Afghanistan

We here at Jumping in Pools stand for victory in Afghanistan against the Taliban and al Qaeda. There is no way that we can allow this band of theocratic fascists to control one of the most vital waypoints in Central Asia. It was from Afghanistan that the September 11th atrocities were planned, it was from Afghanistan that the Taliban moved into Pakistan.

We must win there. Period.

We have significant disagreements with President Obama. None of us (not even Joe, a democrat) supported him in 2008. However, we must throw away some of our disagreement in order to do what's best for the soldiers and for the nation as a whole.

We support the troop surge. We hope that the President will send at least 10,000 more soldiers in order to fulfill General McChrystal's request. We hope that NATO and other nations will also send thousands of new troops. Our dear ally Georgia has announced that it is sending almost 2,000 troops, and Britain is sending 500 more.

This is a particularly difficult issue to us. One of our writers, Eli, is in the National Guard training to be a medic. It is likely that he may go to Afghanistan and we want to make sure that reinforcements are there to win the war and destroy the Taliban.

The Taliban and al Qaeda are our enemies, not the President. I hope that after the speech President Obama places responsibility in Generals McChrystal and Petraeus to finish the job.

We all depend on it.

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