Posted on 08/20/2017 2:59:51 PM PDT by springwater13
President Trump has decided on a strategy for Afghanistan that also takes a broad approach toward tackling competing interests in South Asia, CBS News' Margaret Brennan reports.
The White House released a statement on Sunday saying that Mr. Trump will address the nation's troops and the American people on Monday evening from Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, "to provide an update on the path forward for America's engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia."
Officials expect Mr. Trump to announce a strategy that meets the requests of commanders in the field, allows for the deployment of around 4,000 more U.S. troops, and aggressively pushes Pakistan to stop acting as a safe haven for terrorists.
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Thank you.
My two oldest sons were scheduled to ship out for basic on Oct. 23 but the Staff Sargent called them last week and told them it has been moved up to the 9th of Oct.
I suspect some things will be ramping up. I wasn’t surprised.
I'm of the opinion that it does not matter a gnat's arse whether the Taliban expands or not. I could not care less. Kill as many Afghan's as we can on the way out — "good" or "bad". Kill them. Kill them all.
We should have been out of there yesterday.
I cannot imagine a single thing 4000 more troops will accomplish. This is idiotic and McMaster and Mattis BS.
That’s laughable to think that any rules of engagement changes would make any difference. Do we intend to be more brutal than Alexander the Great? Do we intend to be more brutal than the British Empire of the 1800s? Do we actually think we can be more brutal than the USSR?
There is no level of brutality or rules changes that will give some sort of a “victory” in Afghanistan.
I’m not an isolationist nor a niave peacenik and certainly don’t believe in appeasing Islam. Still, I’m not convinced Afghanistan is worth fighting for - is there anything much to be won there? Natural resources, of course. When, if ever, will we know we’ve won? What will be the signs , signals, evidence of our victory? Again, just asking. Not trying to be argumentative. Just asking. I’d rather see our fine military take over Saudi Arabia and the little gulf outfits and kick the damned islamonazi dictators out of there —.this could do USA and everybody a lot more good as long as we’re sending troops to Asia we may as well defeat our most dangerous enemies first
“Nations go to Afghanistan to die.”
Remember 911.
I will say that President Trump is not afraid to use everything in our arsenal and give our military a free hand. This is unlike the previous President. So we shall see.
“Still, I’m not convinced Afghanistan is worth fighting for”
We are not fighting “for” Afghanistan. We are fighting radical Islam. This includes ISIS which has set up shop in Afghanistan.
Withdrawal would hand it to Iran or Pakistan. Is that preferable or more in line with our interests.
No matter this war will not destroy our nation it is relatively small potatoes with regard to wars.
Which of his kids are signing up to go?
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Which of yours cheer Antifa?
Pakistan tends to look the other way when it comes to radical Islam. Iran taking over would be a bigger disaster.
An astute observation.
I have said many times over the years, we went in to retaliate for 9/11. We eviscerated them in 90 days. At that point we should have packed up our gear and left. We do NOT belong in the business of "nation building"
All this talk about four thousand more troops or a change of ROE reminds me of Hitler hoping for a v weapon that’ll turn the war in his favor.
I couldn’t care less who runs Afghanistan. We need to pull out and allow nobody from there or any other Islamic country in ours. Come to think of it that was his campaign platform
Our prayers go with them.
I cannot imagine a single thing 4000 more troops will accomplish. This is idiotic and McMaster and Mattis BS.
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You need to call Mattis right away! I can’t imagine what he’s thinking without your input.
McMaster wanted a surge of 50,000 more troops.
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50,000 more troops? How many combat ready divisions does the US army have to throw into that meat grinder?
Burn the opium fields, salt the earth, and I’m totally down for it.
We were had. They wanted Trump. It gives the globalists a reason and excuse for the left to take America and make it a progressive dictatorship.
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