exit strategy?

[buckman]

So if we send 15K more troops to Afghanistan, we must have a clear objective and a defined exit strategy right? Anyone know what that would be.........

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by buckman

So if we send 15K more troops to Afghanistan, we must have a clear objective and a defined exit strategy right? Anyone know what that would be.........

I'm told exit strategy is the wrong term. Need to define an "End State" - what is the "End State" the administration defines for AFG. Before you send another 15K troops (and yes, they could be used) better define your backup(s) over land supply routes

[likwid]

I believe you have Iraq and Afghanistan confused.

[buckman]

So we don't need a clear objective and a defined exit strategy this time? Only in
Iraq? Why's that?

[likwid]

Originally Posted by buckman

Only in
Iraq? Why's that?

The two situations/countries have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by likwid

The two situations/countries have absolutely nothing to do with one another.

OK

[RIROCKHOUND]

Get Bin Laden.
Kill the Taliban

Leave

[Joe]

The Taliban now are again a legitimized government of the Swat Province in western Pakistan. The Packistani military could not oust them.

[striperman36]

We can expect a new mid-east policy from Obama prior to the Nato Summit.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...111002897.html

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Get Bin Laden.
Kill the Taliban

Leave

So lets put on our Anti-Bush hats for a minute and look at Obama.

1. is a war in Afghanistan legal? Were there UN sanctions against them? Did we use up all diplomatic options? When does Obama break international law?
2. How many civilian deaths are we willing to put up with? When does Obama become a murderer?
3. How far do we go in Pakistan, isnt any attack on their soil illegal?
4. How many Americans have to die before we quit?

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

1. is a war in Afghanistan legal? Were there UN sanctions against them? Did we use up all diplomatic options? When does Obama break international law?
2. How many civilian deaths are we willing to put up with? When does Obama become a murderer?
3. How far do we go in Pakistan, isnt any attack on their soil illegal?
4. How many Americans have to die before we quit?

Fair questions. We need to know what the our goverment's objective is and a time table.

Time table would be the hardest to predict with their very tough fighting terrain.
Russians found that out.

[Swimmer]

Did you know that we just negotiated with Russia who is going to start allowing supplies for Afganistan to travel through Russia to get to our troops? Yes we did.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Did you know that we just negotiated with Russia who is going to start allowing supplies for Afganistan to travel through Russia to get to our troops? Yes we did.

I wonder what that negotiation cost us, or will cost us?

[Raven]

100 more drones

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Joe

The Taliban now are again a legitimized government of the Swat Province in western Pakistan. The Packistani military could not oust them.

Thats because no one else can or will protect the heroin trade.

[Nebe]

dont forget what happened when we left afghanistan the last time...we helped them kick the ruskies out and abandoned them to grow poppies, hash, and left a power vacuum for the taliban to flourish.

[maddmatt]

i say....
carpet bomb everything from I to I (israel to india) for a year

stop and listen, if we hear anything, do it again.

very tired of the muslim thing, good, bad, whatever, time for the fad to end