Comments on: What are we doing in Afghanistan?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:19:56 +0000

Simple! We are in Afganistan for the very same reasom we are in Iraq: Big Oil !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GET US OUT NOW!!!

By: Wax Wane

Wax Wane — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:11:08 +0000

One word: Opium. That is what Afghanistan is about.

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:12:47 +0000

Great quote. I may use it on the air.

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:12:14 +0000

Thanks for your thoughtful input. I agree 100%.

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:11:20 +0000

you are so right. Or he was thinking it didn’t matter. Or that he really wanted to stay for awhile. I don’t know. All I know is that we are stuck in this country that really nobody with any sense wants.

By: Cole...

Cole... — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:11:50 +0000

What are we doing in Afghanistan?
Have you forgotten that Oil Pipeline?
you know the one, which was persued pre 911 as a choice of a ‘Carpet of Gold or a Carpet of bombs’, right that pie line.

By: Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:46:16 +0000

Here’s all you need to know about Afghanistan:

“ The greatest strength the Taliban has had – and still has – is time. I’m indebted to Ambassador Eikenberry for first drawing to my attention a quote that already is a leitmotiv of this conflict. As he told it, either he or one of his officers was quizzing a Taliban captive on the insurgency’s view of how the crisis would unfold. “The trouble with you American’s,” the prisoner said, “is you have watches – we have time.” ”

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/afghan-insurgency-given-new-life-by-their-enemies-20091023-hd58.html

By: Tom Sullivan

Tom Sullivan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:37:57 +0000

When Bush took his eye off Osama and went into Iraq, he blew his chance to get out Afghanistan gracefully.

The last major power to pacify the tribal region the western powers call Afghanistan was Alexander the Great. Everyone else who tried in the last two millennia has left with their tails between their legs, including the British and, in our lifetimes, the Soviets. It’s not a knock against U.S. willpower or firepower to expect the same will happen to us, inevitably. The question at this point is, how much more blood and treasure are we going to expend before coming to terms with the inevitable?

Obama’s best play is to figure out how to get out in the most face-saving way.

By: ecthompson

ecthompson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:47:39 +0000

I would say that Big Oil wants to sell the natural gas all around the world. They would like to sell it not only today but for the next 50 years and more. So, I think that this is venture for the future.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:33:03 +0000

Why would we need the Russia natural gas when we have such abundant quantities here?