[bert]

.....Can we win in Afghanistan?......
.....if we turn the job over to our military ......

The war began to find and destroy the terrorists operating there and bringing war within our ocean protection. We from the beginning used Afghan friends to carry out the military campaign. That war was won. Al Queda is gone, apparently fled to Pakistan or possibly Somilia or both.

The original enemy is gone but we are now engaged with our original allies to eliminate their enemy, the Taliban. They are the population of the country.

It is not possible to destroy the radical religionist, they can merely be contained. As long as they have the Islamic fanatic leadership they will have the will and some form of war will continue. There will never be a military victory.

There must be a religious victory from within the Afghan mosques

[af_vet_rr]

It is not possible to destroy the radical religionist, they can merely be contained. As long as they have the Islamic fanatic leadership they will have the will and some form of war will continue. There will never be a military victory.

There must be a religious victory from within the Afghan mosques

I agree with what you've said, and I do so as the father of a young Marine in Afghanistan. It's truly a 'Hearts and Minds' type of campaign. We can't change their way of thinking overnight, but we can work to ensure that future generations will not follow the radical Islamofascist types. Unfortunately many Americans don't have the patience for such a campaign. Too many think that wars can be easily won and the victors go home.