What are we trying to accomplish in Afghanistan? Does anyone know?
As I understand it we are trying to establish in Afghanistan a government as good as that in Detroit or in Chicago.
For this we have given over 1,600 dead Americans and over 13,000 wounded.Also, we have spent a lot of money, but since 40 percent of it was borrowed from China, I guess that doesn’t count.
I think it has something to do with the re-election of 0bama.
At this point, I think we're trying to find a path to a dignified exit as opposed to fleeing with our tails between our legs as the Soviets did.
I don’t think that anyone truly knows. We just kill some Taliban and capture and release others. Our ROE are so screwed up that the Taliban can shoot at our troops from behind women and children with impunity. Obastard has already announced that he is cutting the surge troops and going from being marginally undermanned to grossly undermanned.
BTW, does anyone here believe that we really got those behind the attack on Saturday? That was awfully convenient of them to announce. I don’t buy it for a second.
In a word—oil. I suggest you Google Soviet Union, oil and Afghanistan. Why do you think they were there?
The Mid East is about two things: Oil and Islamoterrorism. If we were energy independent and there was no Muslim terrorism we would not have to be there.
As for Islamoterrorism: Do you really believe that if we abandoned Afghanistan the ragheads would stop coming? If so, tell me which part(s) of the Islamoterrorist mantra do you not believe? The one that declares simply and clearly that we (Islamoterrorists) will convert, enslave and or kill you.
Moreover, oil and the terrorists are interrelated. If we surrender Afghanistan to Al Queda it will use it to step up its attacks on Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Quatar et al. Given our dependence on Middle East oil, do you think that’s a good thing?
To be sure, I too am frustrated beyond words at our political class and its inability to finish this war. Should not have lasted more than a couple of years; and our full military capability should have been brought to bear. Vietnam all over again.
My son’s a career soldier and on his fifth deployment to the Mid East. So far this deployment his unit has lost 5 killed and 8 wounded and the deployment is only half over. Under the present regime in Wash. I believe our soldiers are risking their lives for nothing. That does not change the overall Mid East political dynamics. Running away from Afghanistan will only embolden Islamoterrorism.
I pray that The Usurping Marxist Onada’s defeat by conservatives in 2012 will bring people to Washington with a will to finish this war with overall victory.
Sadly, it is impossible to totally stop suicide and IED attacks. I’m afraid that will be with us for many years.
I ask that question every day. What is our goal? And knowing Obama’s plan is to have secret peace talks with the Taliban makes me think we are losing precious lives for nothing, absolutely nothing. I wonder why republican candidates are not talking about the wars.
“What are we trying to accomplish in Afghanistan? Does anyone know?”
It’s called a honey pot. You want to eat in peace from the flies, you put a honey pot on the porch. You want to live in peace here at home from muzzie terrorists, you give them targets in Afghanistan. It works.
I am sick of it! Get the hell out since we will not stop Iran from supplying the bombs and killers! Get out!