Friday, December 17, 2010

Can we win in Afghanistan?

Blackfive  "I have said for a considerable time that we couldn't afford to lose in Afghanistan as it would give the Islamists a huge propaganda victory and turbo charge their recruiting and fundraising. I still believe that, but I am forced to look at the reality of the situation, both in theater and back here."

Obama's post-election strategy has cost us the war "At the most important decision point of his tenure to date, Mr. Obama failed on multiple levels. His strategy was unsound, underresourced and crippled by having a built-in expiration date, and his two top diplomats remained in their jobs despite near-zero rapport with either Afghanistan or Pakistan. What a different position we could be in now if Zalmay Khalilzad had replaced Mr. Holbrooke, Ryan Crocker had replaced Mr. Eikenberry and Mr. Obama had sent the number of troops the military needed for the mission without announcing their return dates."  

The ditherer-in-chief; Obama's dithering has cost us in our war against al Qaeda allies and his dithering on the economy is costing us jobs and prosperity. If more people like Obama get into power, this entire nation will become California, the poster child for progressive rule.

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