Posted on 09/16/2009 5:00:30 PM PDT by TADSLOS
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, is privately requesting between 30,000 and 40,000 more troops, a request that has produced "sticker shock" and "huge resistance" among key lawmakers, sources told FOX News.
Congressional liberals who led the charge against the Iraq war are starting to turn their attention to Afghanistan, putting pressure on the Obama administration to scale back even as it prepares to consider a likely request to increase the U.S. troop presence.
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The “go big or get out” scenario.
Krauthammer and Hayes skewered Obama tonight on this.
There are 45 million Pashtuns
Yeah that ain’t happening, RATS would stroke twice and have a small litter of kittens if Bambi singed that deployment order.
Maybe its time to send 30-40k troops to surround the Capitol and round up lawmakers with “sticker-shock”.
singed=signed...
Geeesh, ya know and edit feature wouldn’t be too much to ask, would it Jim Rob?
The Brits haven’t done too well over the years there.
Let alone the Soviets, who had very “liberal” rules of enagagement.
lol but bambi needs to think about it....no policy is getting our people killed.... our guys are in trouble with no support from this administration.
Spel chek won’t save that one!
Besides...Iraq was the wrong war and Afghanistan was the "right" war...or so you said.
Better have a really clear phased plan and a measurement of when to get out.
And make sure the politicians won’t go wobbly halfway through.
Not a good time to upscale a war effort with D’s in office who aren’t behind you.
Zer0 is being asked to make a decision he doesn't want to make but he'd better study this and make it quick, we're losing people there because of the new ROE.
If today is any indicator of the support odumbo is giving our troops, then I hope they get out fast. Odumbo made the cowardly excuse that he inherited this war from Pres Bush but I thought this was the “good war”?
TOTALLY AGREE!!! If we’re sending another 40,000 to fight a ‘PC’ war, then bring the rest of the ground troops home, and just bomb the crap of that area.
I am not familiar with British situation
But USSR was blocked by us
Seems we are blocked by Pakistan wasteland Iran and china as far as weapon systems not directly but weapons are getting in
“British situation”
historical stuff in the 1800’s
I forget the name of the expiditionary force (and time frame off hand. Mid century?) but the doctor was the only one allowed to live. To carry the story back.
1. McChrystal will NEVER confirm it.
2. When we finally see the official request it will be for whatever Obama wants it to be - and that is not going to be 40,000. Probably half that at the most. McChrystal should have asked for 80,000.
Well the famous poem is from that situation
And I think Alexander the great had issues there
In reality who the he’ll wouldnwant to be there to begin with
Just honestly have no idea why Brits went there probably would be an interesting read
“The Man Who Would be King”
Hubris, I guess.
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