Then the British Ambassador hasn't learned one damn thing from history.
One of the easiest way you can win Afghanistan is to start paying top dollar for their Poppy Crop. After we buy it, we can either use it for medicanl uses or destroy it. The Afghans just want the money.
I'm no military expert, but the situation in Afghanistan is completely different than Iraq, plus it is largely under the control of NATO. Obama keeps bringing up the Afghanistan issue and McCain needs to keep hammering him on this issue (Barack Obama Has Served As Chairman Of The Subcommittee On European Affairs From 2007 – 2008.) Where is the evidence that he's ever done anything.
I heard an interesting phone call to a radio show recently from a serviceman who has done tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He said he believes that Afghanistan is a more winnable situation because the Afghans have a sense of nationalism - - they consider themselves “Afghans” before anything else. On the other hand, Iraqis do not have a strong sense of being “Iraqis” and instead tend to identify more with their individual ethnic tribes.
The serviceman did add, however, that both countries are ultimately winnable.
Yon always tells the truth, no matter how painful. He is the most accurate, up to date war correspondent, first in Iraq and now Afghanistan. I hope his reports become more positive in the near future. God bless him and our fighting men and women.
BTTT!
Bump.