increase the chancethat the mission will not succeed
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Do these military Commanders even know what the mission is?
What is the Mission?
Bin Laden is dead.Afghanistan will never become a modern country, The Poppy’s and dope are still growing there, The Taliban isn’t going to be destroyed, Most of the people want us gone so they can go back to living in the 12th. century, there is nothing of worth in the whole stinking country. If terrorists do not train there they will train somewhere else.Most of those we hunt in Afghanistan are hiding in Pakistan with the knowledge and consent of the Pakistani’s. Rules of Engagement hinder anything we do includng protecting our troops.
Does anyone really know what our mission there is?
Certainly there is a more important mission right here in America protecting our own border.
I agree with every word in your comment. The upside of this is that Obama will take the hit for “losing Afghanistan” as it will be termed, even though the “mission” (sic) was a fool’s errand from day one.
You asked the question I was going to ask. What is our mission?
With Bush it was fight and kill terrorists there instead of here. And something about winning hearts and minds.
I really don’t think it’s worth shedding any more American blood over there, especially considering what’s going at home. They’re fighting for our freedom (I guess) while we’re losing it hand over fist here.
When the "leaders" dictate policy based solely on their own selfish political ambitions, for the individual soldier the mission becomes just surviving until his tour is over.
Obama's surge did nothing other than get many more of our guys killed. Our military contains the best this nation has to offer - I don't want to see them bled white. They are needed here.
But there has to be a way to extricate ourselves that makes their sacrifice worthwhile.
Right on all points. What is the mission? I didn’t listen to Obama’s speech. Perhaps he set out the mission?
If you find out please let me know. Also worthy of note is the increase of violence in Iraq. I am wondering what lasting good our involvement in Iraq did? Seems to me all we did is make Iran stronger.
I agree with you 100%. My son is a Marine, deployed to Helmand in December 2010, came home in a broken body from an IED the first of May. He will have a long, slow, painful recovery. Hopefully he will walk again. Others with him were not so lucky.
Nothing in the news about these things either.
I met no one at Bethesda who thinks this is worth it. He tells me that the Afghannies hate us, don’t appreciate us, use us, and try to kill us. “Us” being the military personnel.
And we have a “commander in chief” that doesn’t give a sh!t.
bttt
What is the Mission?
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great post.
(ClearCase_guy also makes excellent points in #18!)
fighting Al-Queda, i understand.
but even before bin Laden was killed,
the U.S. estimated there were only 50,
in ALL of Afghanistan.
...we need 100,000 troops for that?
and fighting taliban tribesmen, is pointless.
(especially with our INSANE R.O.E.).
...all we do is kill a few of the stupider ones,
and give combat experience to thousands more.
(we are already doing “catch and release” there!)
if we could make a permanent change, great!
but in 10 years, we can’t even fully control the country?
and kevslisababy shows “winning hearts” is a failure in a Muslim country. We have made no permanent change in the culture, that will prevent the Taliban from taking over when we leave, whether next year, or 10 years from now.
(and it’s worse, since last year when they officially changed the “strategy” to “protecting civilian centers”, instead of search and destroy the enemy.)
...we should bring our troops home now.
the whole country isn’t worth the life of ONE of them!