Comments on: A few things about Afghanistan http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2009/11/12/a-few-things-about-afghanistan/ Thoughtful, intelligent, entertaining, progressive discussion about politics, sports and whatever Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ecthompson http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2009/11/12/a-few-things-about-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-62131 ecthompson Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:35:05 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=11119#comment-62131 exactly, thanks for your thoughts. exactly, thanks for your thoughts.

]]> By: ecthompson http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2009/11/12/a-few-things-about-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-62130 ecthompson Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:34:38 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=11119#comment-62130 Reaganite Republican -- I appreciate your comments. I appreciate all points of view as long as there are thoughtful. If they're not thoughtful, at least make them funny. I don't know, I still have a problem with us invading a country for no good reason. The country was not a threat to us. With Saddam Hussein in power Al Qaeda would not get a foothold. But, if you're going to say the country needed to be invaded, okay, I'll give you that for the sake of argument then why didn't Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, war veterans (well, really veterans from the sidelines for Vice President Cheney) that they were, advised Bush that we need to close the border into Iraq? Al Qaeda in Iraq did not exist before we arrived. We allowed those foreign fighters to come in and create chaos. Why was that? I find it a little hard to swallow that Obama's going to lose the war that George Bush fought for seven years and still couldn't win. Again, thank you for your thoughts. Reaganite Republican –

I appreciate your comments. I appreciate all points of view as long as there are thoughtful. If they’re not thoughtful, at least make them funny.

I don’t know, I still have a problem with us invading a country for no good reason. The country was not a threat to us. With Saddam Hussein in power Al Qaeda would not get a foothold. But, if you’re going to say the country needed to be invaded, okay, I’ll give you that for the sake of argument then why didn’t Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, war veterans (well, really veterans from the sidelines for Vice President Cheney) that they were, advised Bush that we need to close the border into Iraq? Al Qaeda in Iraq did not exist before we arrived. We allowed those foreign fighters to come in and create chaos. Why was that?

I find it a little hard to swallow that Obama’s going to lose the war that George Bush fought for seven years and still couldn’t win.

Again, thank you for your thoughts.

]]> By: scott http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2009/11/12/a-few-things-about-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-62055 scott Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:59:33 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=11119#comment-62055 Unless we develop a comprehensive South Asia strategy, the most we can hope for is a temporary peace in Afghanistan. What would such a strategy look like? Well, at the very least it requires some moderation of the strategic competition between India and Pakistan. Without attention to this aspect of the problem, we really are only playing around at the edges of the conflict. For more, see: <a href="http://bit.ly/3vYHPk" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/3vYHPk</a> Unless we develop a comprehensive South Asia strategy, the most we can hope for is a temporary peace in Afghanistan.
What would such a strategy look like? Well, at the very least it requires some moderation of the strategic competition between India and Pakistan.

Without attention to this aspect of the problem, we really are only playing around at the edges of the conflict.
For more, see: http://bit.ly/3vYHPk

]]> By: Reaganite Republican http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2009/11/12/a-few-things-about-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-62054 Reaganite Republican Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:58:35 +0000 http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/?p=11119#comment-62054 Obama will likely lose this war for us- he clearly lacks the judgement, dedication, and principle to win such a labrilynthine conflict. He already was caught dozing while the Russians nabbed the Kyrgizstani air base SO vital to any plans for a US "surge" strategy in Afghanistan. - The clueless Obama (and foreign-policy "expert" Biden) were the most vocal opponents of the Petraeus Surge strategy in Iraq, with Slow Joe coming-up with a harebrained plan to surrender and split the country 3-ways. If America had followed their advice then, Iraq would be an Al Qaida Caliphate by now. Of course, the media is too preoccupied with articles on the Dear Leader's puppy-vetting process and how he likes to play basketball to call him on these serious strategic errors... reality starting to hit hard now, though- http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com Obama will likely lose this war for us- he clearly lacks the judgement, dedication, and principle to win such a labrilynthine conflict. He already was caught dozing while the Russians nabbed the Kyrgizstani air base SO vital to any plans for a US “surge” strategy in Afghanistan. – The clueless Obama (and foreign-policy “expert” Biden) were the most vocal opponents of the Petraeus Surge strategy in Iraq, with Slow Joe coming-up with a harebrained plan to surrender and split the country 3-ways. If America had followed their advice then, Iraq would be an Al Qaida Caliphate by now. Of course, the media is too preoccupied with articles on the Dear Leader’s puppy-vetting process and how he likes to play basketball to call him on these serious strategic errors… reality starting to hit hard now, though- http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com

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