With Barack Obama, inaction speaks louder than words. At least on his commitment to the U.S. troops putting their necks on the line in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal said on Sunday that Barack Obama had spoken to him only once since Obama appointed McChrystal U.S. commander in Afghanistan in mid-June. Once on a video conference call. Just seven days prior to McChrystal's revelation, Obama took time to appear on five separate Sunday morning shows, where he discussed, among other things, how important the war in Afghanistan is, telling Meet the Press:  "(O)ur core goal. Which is to go after the folks who killed the 3,000 Americans during 9/11, and who are still plotting to kill us, al Qaeda. How do we dismantle them, disrupt them, destroy them? Now, getting our strategy right in Afghanistan and in Pakistan are both important elements of that. But that's our goal. And I want to stay focused on that."He had spoken to General McChrystal once. By video conference.The...(Read Full Post)