I love the Cheneys but from a purely historical point of view Steele is right.
Where Steele was wrong, was in his comments about Afghanistan being a war of OBAMA'S choosing! Nope, Mr. Steele, it was George W. Bush who began that action, as he should have, when it became clear that Afghanistan had been the base of operations for the 9/11 attacks.
I don't know if Mr. Steele was just trying to tie the operations in Afghanistan around Obama's neck in the event that they fail, but he sure didn't make it sound too good for Republicans, and their efforts to support the troops.
How so?
Afghanistan has been successfully invaded many times. It is common misinformation that it was not.
The foreign policy establishment as represented by the Kristol’s and the Cheney’s pursue limited wars just like Obama does.
Our bipartisan post-World War II United Nations era foreign policy is rooted in fighting conflicts where there is no victory.
My prime question to leaders is simple. Why do we tolerate a Taliban safe haven in Pakistan?
Its like not bombing and destroying Haiphong harbor which would have won the Vietnam War. Fear of Soviet sailors dying and starting a nuke war was the excuse.
Now I guess its fear of Pakistani nukes that limits our options to win this war in Afghanistan.