White House Has Skewed Priorities

The current administration has apparently never understood what the job of administering the nation's business consists of, and the recent word that they intend to add more troops in Iraq shows that lack of comprehension continues.

The New York Times is reporting that the President is thinking about adding more troops, just as he is starting to pull out the "temporary surge" troops. This despite the many voices in Congress, as well as in the Joint Chiefs who believe this course will "break" the military.

One thought shows exactly where this administration's priorities lie, and care taking the nation for the long term is not it.

“We’re concerned about the health of the force as well, but the most important thing is that they succeed in Iraq,” said one senior White House official.

That is just flat wrong. What is most important is making sure that the military is delivered to the next President in working condition. Success in Iraq, what ever that might mean, is important, but must take a back seat to what is the primary military mission: to guard this nation's shores.