[Eleutheria5]

So what we want is a government of whatever stripe that has no tolerance for terrorists and the Taliban. Karzai does not qualify, because he’s tried to make piece with them, and got screwed, but is likely to try again. His opponent has just dropped out of the runoff in protest crooked elections, so it’s Karzai unopposed and tainted. Nice. A troop surge would be merely to maintain a holding pattern ‘til something good happens. We may have to wait a while, and the body count may well go up merely to defend an indefensible status quo.

[Eagles6]

The generals who won in iraq say that given the resources they can win in afghanistan. I don't have to "suspend disbelief" to believe them. I'll take their word for it.

As for karzai you are repeating the msm storyline. Whether it's true or not, I don't know, maybe it is, this time. What I do know is to take anything from the drive bys with a handful of salt.

"A troop surge would be merely to maintain a holding pattern ‘til something good happens."

That good thing may well be victory. That was the same arguments used by the dems in opposing the surge in iraq.