[justa-hairyape]

Feinstein wants US troops in Israel acting as a buffer between the Palestinians and the Israeli's. Placing US troops in the middle of that conflict should be the very definition of a 'quagmire'. Placing US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq has been extremelly productive.

Afghanistan:

Taliban gone.
Numerous terrorists in Afghan captured/killed.
Connections between Osama and 911 found in Afghanistan.
Entire nation of people freed.

Iraq:

Batthist gone.
Saddams military gone.
Numerous Iraqi terrorists captured/killed.
WMD evidence forthcoming.
Entire Nation of people freed.

Dont know how anyone can claim that Bush et. al. foriegn policy is a failure. It has been much better then having US peace forces in Israel and much better then suffering significant terrorists attacks on our home soil.

[Cronos]

Oh, no, it's not a failure, it's succeeding, but it's not over yet. We need to be in there in Afgh and irQ for hte long haul, and we can't leave now.

[Theyknow]

Placing US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq has been extremelly productive.

Afghanistan:

Taliban gone.
Numerous terrorists in Afghan captured/killed.
Connections between Osama and 911 found in Afghanistan.
Entire nation of people freed.


Taliban threaten mutilation for Afghans who shave or listen to music
Not exactly. Since our commit
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=9&u=/afp/afghanistan_taliban

Commitment to Afghanistan was too small; consistent with the neocon view of “war light.” We haven’t done much to control the Taliban outside of the capital. Things are actually worse for the average Afghani citizen according to the aid workers. What must be done is for the US to abandon this attitude that technology will conquer all and send in the man power necessary to win in Afghanistan also.

[Theyknow]

Placing US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq has been extremelly productive.

Afghanistan:

Taliban gone.
Numerous terrorists in Afghan captured/killed.
Connections between Osama and 911 found in Afghanistan.
Entire nation of people freed.


Taliban threaten mutilation for Afghans who shave or listen to music

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=9&u=/afp/afghanistan_taliban

Not exactly, because our committment to Afghanistan was too small; consistent with the neocon view of “war light.” We haven’t done much to control the Taliban outside of the capital. Things are actually worse for the average Afghani citizen according to the aid workers. What must be done is for the US to abandon this attitude that technology will conquer all and send in the man power necessary to win in Afghanistan also.