Posted on 09/24/2009 4:29:33 PM PDT by The Magical Mischief Tour
Edited on 09/24/2009 4:37:15 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Just announced by Jennifer Griffith in a live interview, WH has asked Pentagon for a formal assessment of a withdrawal from Afghanistan, that the Afghan War is no longer in our nations interest, blamed the Afghan elections.
Of course they will.
The problem is, they would take it over in 2019 or 2029 just as well as 2009.
If the Noble Plan for Afghanistan had been implemented in November 2001, we would not have this problem.
“Considering” and would be decided after he reviewed every opinion put on his desk but it is a consideration...all out.
“If I were a woman or child living in Afghanistan I would do all that I could humanly possible to get the hell out of there”
TOO WHERE?
Pakistan, or Iran that are almost as bad?
Tajikistan??
0bama should be tried on treason.
Ok only cause you just said this I just went there I saw ONE headline that they are orgasmicing over...
President Barack Obama presides over a Historic (& Unanimous) UN Vote over Nuclear Disarmament
And I clicked the X and high tailed it oughtta there before I became ill and more pissed off.
Me too, FRiend.
*HUG*
the two generals on BOR —Hunt and Peters— both said that the best plan is to pull most of the troops out, forget redoing Afghanistan the way we did in Iraq and keep a unit of special forces in there and target specific targets.
That would not be withdrawing in the classic sense of ‘giving up” but changing strategy...in this case, that may not be a bad way to handle this. That is if we also go into Pakistan to get the bad guys with special ops also.
I listen to Peters and Hunt. Hunt also said to leave some more troops there for back up to special ops.
It is very very difficult to ‘win” Afghanistan in traditional ways...major army moving in, or nation building.
Horrified and shocked and numb and helpless
I know exactly how you feel
bring ‘em home...Obama doesn’t know how to fight a war..those boys ..well men..are getting killed because of his dumb ass rules of engagement.””
Yep, why should our brave men die to protect his socialist agenda. Get them home now.
I agree there. The generals are also saying that suing special ops, drones, etc we can still accomplish much damage on Al Quida as we have..but ground troops just get ground up to what end...if we don’t go in full bore ahead?
We actually HAVE been testing this trategy with taking out alquida leadership with drones, etc. and it has had good results.
“Let me repeat this over and over until everyone gets it. McChrystal got his commission by agreeing to follow obama’s policy.
“It is HIS strategy that is failing. HE implimented the ROE change. He gives the orders and he has allowed Marines to die under fire by refusing to give them the air cover they needed.
“McChrystal makes clear that his call for more forces is predicated on the adoption of a strategy in which troops emphasize protecting Afghans rather than killing insurgents or controlling territory. Most starkly, he says: ‘[I]nadequate resources will likely result in failure. However, without a new strategy, the mission should not be resourced.’”
261 posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 8:21:36 PM by MestaMachine
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2345519/posts?page=261#261
We need ONE GOOD STRONG CONFIDENT LEADER to go before the American people and say we will let the left move left of the country and go bankrupt and hug trees and save turtles and minnows while people starve and THEY CAN HAVE OBAMA
And leave us be on the right side of the country.
I hereby nominate Chuck Norris and all of our military and retirees.We get Fox news the best beaches, La. and Tx.From Va. down and over.
There are some very LEFT high ranking birds up the chain.
Oh dear God, No! At least we know the devil we have.
Sarah Palin. She’s the only truly infallable leader we have and frankly she’s the only one with guts.
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