Posted on 03/26/2009 2:45:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON Concerned about the faltering war in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama plans to dispatch thousands more military and civilian trainers on top of the 17,000 fresh combat troops he's already ordered, people familiar with the forthcoming plan said Thursday.
Obama also will call for increasing aid to neighboring Pakistan as long as its leaders confront militants in the border region. The president plans to lay out his revamped strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday.
Several sources told The Associated Press the strategy includes 20 recommendations for countering a persistent insurgency that spans the two countries' border, including sending 4,000 military trainers to try to increase the size of the Afghan army.
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que Country Joe Fish time?
I dunno. Most of them don’t mind wars as long as the President is a Democrat.
Duh, Obama is a NeoCon.
So he is attempting a “surge” the likes of which never worked in Iraq(according to him)?
By the time this is over the Iraq surge will have been Obama's idea all along.
nah, according to a thread I was monitoring at the DU the other day, they’re perfectly ok with this since that’s where bin laden is and ears promised he’d get bin laden during his never ending campaign..
Is it wise to replicate a surge that ‘won’t work’. sarc/
More troops to Afghanistan, but nobody is to touch nearby Pakistan where much of the Taliban support infrastructure is.
Why does this quagmire sound so familiar?
Yup. It’s the same quicksand that sucked in the Soviets, and the Brits before them.
Where are Code Pink and Cindy Sheehan when you need them?!
I’ll bet $25.00 that zero won’t be out of Iraq by his deadline...any takers?
I trust our military leaders to know and to do. They have studied the Soviets debacle inside and out and will not repeat any of their mistakes. Our guys are doing much better than the Administration and MSM let on.
“Never get involved in a land-war in Asia.” From The Princess Bride.
—I trust our military leaders to know and to do.—
It’s good that you are so confident.
Help me out here...17,000 more on top of the 17,000 more he already ordered meaning 34,000 total new troops?
Country Joe and The Fish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBdeCxJmcAo
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