Posted on 07/11/2013 1:15:42 AM PDT by neverdem
Afghanistan: President Obama's new strategy for what he once called "a war that we have to win" is a "zero option" of irrevocable defeat. The world's strongest military power can no longer win wars.
The most iconic image of U.S. humiliation in Vietnam is the photo of hundreds of Vietnamese in Saigon in 1975 scrambling to the roof to reach an American helicopter and be saved from death or slavery at the hands of the victorious communists. "Yankees Go Home" it might have been captioned.
There are no such memorable images symbolizing America's failure to finish the jobs in Iraq, and now Afghanistan. But the message to friends and enemies alike is actually stronger than that resulting from our Vietnam failure. It is this: We no longer have the stomach for war.
The lyrics of George M. Cohan's famed war anthem "Over There," have been rendered comical: "The Yanks are coming ... and we won't come back till it's over, over there." Imagine "Over There" translated into Pashto, and the hilarity among the Taliban's bloodthirsty fanatics, as they today scheme their return to power.
"Yeah, the Yanks came, in all their might. And we patiently rope-a-doped them — for over a decade — until they grew tired of expending blood and treasure. And finally scampered home to their cushiony, infidel lives before it was anywhere near over."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, for all his flaws, is the first-ever elected leader of Afghanistan, and was originally helped into power by the U.S.But in a June 27 videoconference, U.S. and Afghan officials tell the New York Times that Karzai personally let Obama know he has no illusions about what the president is up to in organizing direct negotiations with the Taliban: Obama is throwing Afghanistan's fragile democratic government to the Islamist wolves...
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It’s unwinnable so why not get out?
Do we never learn ANYTHING from history. I recall listening to AFVN radio in early April of 1968 when our then CIC quit.(he was a Democrat)
We should nver send our Brave Young Men and Women into any combat situation where we don`t have the will to win. and when we leave , we should leave that place a smoldering crater.
We'll see how long that lasts buddy.
If I build a house upon sand and in a short while it washes out to sea, have I succeeded in or failed?
DU is over there. ->
What exactly was lost in Iraq?
Gosh I hope Obama’s gonna treat you from his stash.
Does he pay well?
We lost when what should have been pure punitive expeditions transformed in a short time into meals on wheels / nation building.
I hate to say it, but the quicker we get out, the better. So I agree with Obama here. Just loosen the insane ROEs that have gotten so many of our guys killed.
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