Posted on 08/24/2009 5:23:13 AM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is video of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen talking about the road ahead in Afghanistan, particularly the problem of Afghanistan now producing 93% of world's poppy crop, which is used for Opium. Much of the money from that poppy crop is being used to fund the insurgents fighting U.S. and Afghan Forces.
Mullen also said they are keeping a very close eye on events in Iraq, where violence escalated last week. As the U.S. pulls troops out of Iraq in the months to come, he said they will be very mindful of the situation, and that there is always the "risk" events could impact the withdrawal timetable. . . . . (Watch Video)
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Mullen’s uniform looks like he’s the head of the Bolivian Navy not the US Navy.
Admiral, buy the opium crop. It can’t cost as much as the war. You deny resources to your enemy, and you gain customers with the Afganis. That’s better than a cruise on their supply depot.
Besides, there’s got to be a legit use that can be found for all the poppies.
mORE BOMBS, less bullets.
We lose Afghanistan and we’re right back where we started from...
First of all, an Admiral shouldn’t be running a war in stinkinAfghanistan.....
and there is no reason on earth we should allow Pakistan the luxury of being a safe haven for terrorists without the Paks suffering consequences that would motivate them to kill them all asap.
Decare a 5 mile kill zone inside Pakistan. Have the Pakis tell their civies to move out or die.
More bombs, less bullets.
And finally realize that this is a war BY ISLAM AGAINST US.
Its time we started hitting the real target.
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