During President Obama's prime time speech on Afghanistan the other night he made a reference to the fact that the previous administration did not listen to calls for more troops from the commanders on the ground.

Commanders in Afghanistan repeatedly asked for support to deal with the reemergence of the Taliban, but these reinforcements did not arrive.

This led many right wing nut jobs Republicans like former Bush Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to issue statements refuting the president's claim.

But facts clearly back up President Obama. Yesterday on Meet the Press, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates clearly stated there were many outstanding requests from commanders in Afghanistan for more troops that went unheeded by the Bushies due to resources being tied up in Iraq.



In Rumsfeld's defense, the calls for more troops appear to come after Rumsfeld was fired. Though I seriously doubt in the 5 years Rumsfeld oversaw the war in Afghanistan there was never a call for more troops to fight a legitimate war that the Bush administration disregarded. The fact resources were pulled or withheld from Afghanistan to go invade Iraq proves the country and people actually responsible for 9/11 were put on the back burner for a country that had nothing to do with the attacks on our country.

Will the super tough war cheerleaders on the right pick up on Gates' comments? Don't hold your breath.