Comments on: What Stan McChrystal Really Recommended

By: carolhaka

carolhaka — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:01:14 +0000

Wow! I guess the cost of winning the NPP is letting your soldiers sit with their necks on the line for another prize for the “Do Nothing Prez”!

IMPEACH!

CAROL HAKA

By: Hot Librarian

Hot Librarian — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:24:07 +0000

weve been there 8 years almost. The situatio of women 7 girls has not improved .

We went into battle for despotic Kuwait inn91. Women did not get the vote till 2005 & then many roadblocks put into stopping them get further.

saudi Arabia is a big ally ,yet women & girls have no vestiges of anything we would call equality.

Afghans killed so many of their own citizens -esp educated women 1989-96 that the Taliban were not much worse.

Burquas are still the dress of women except for a few wealthy in kabul.

women in fuilthy burquas are to be found begging for their very existence on the streets of Kabul whilst billions flow in .

in summary -Afghanis HATE women & girls.

By: whoframedrudy

whoframedrudy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:16:12 +0000

Better yet, why don’t we just ask Al Queada to renounce violence?

Why didn’t Bush think of that? This is all Bush’s fault.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:20:51 +0000

Larry, thank you for breaking down the General’s report. I read through about 20 pages, and I think I got the gist of it: We need more troops, and we need them quickly. Your analysis was much more in depth, of course, and I thank you for that.

Craig: I wish impeachment were an option. I truly believe that this President is trying to destroy this country from the inside out, and his Czars are a perfect example of the Marxist takeover.

If anyone is interested, and wants to know what is happening on the ground in Afghanistan, you should follow Michael Yon. Here’s his latest link. He doesn’t pull any punches and tells the truth, good or bad. A very brave man.
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/a-story-from-war.htm

By: pm317

pm317 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:29:38 +0000

He understands that while the military is an integral part of the operation to bring the country back to the people of Afghanistan (and by so doing ultimately remove the influences of radical extremists)

You know, Ferd. the General’s mistake was in thinking Obama must really be the inspirational idealist that his supporters think he is, that he wants to do good, root out evil, bring harmony among warring classes.

By: Mr.Murder

Mr.Murder — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:15:31 +0000

charlie wilsons present view on afganistan.

http://blog.buzzflash.com/alerts/699

“… an interview with the Pennsylvania paper, Wilson said he advocates a “calculated withdrawal” of American troops from the country, “rather than lose a lot of soldiers and treasure.”

On the eight-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Afghanistan and during the heated debate in Washington over whether President Obama should commit more American troops to the region, Wilson’s words are incredibly significant. While many have argued recently that the war is unwinnable because Afghanistan is one of the most indomitable countries on the planet, hearing a passionate defender of the Afghan peoples’ right to self-govern say we should pull out is starkly different from typical anti-war sentiment.

Wilson’s reasoning is that we cannot beat the people we are fighting in Afghanistan:

“I’d rather take on a chain saw,” Mr. Wilson said. “They’re the world’s best foot soldiers, best warriors. And they’re fearless.

“They’re fearless, and they’ve got nothing to lose. And they have a pretty serious hatred for those who try to occupy their country.”

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:59:16 +0000

For sure, Docelder. That One doesn’t so much solve a problem as define it out of existence.

The other adjectives for such deliberate lies by omission or diversion are obfuscation and equivocation.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:51:53 +0000

For the sake of brevity, I won’t go into the entire document but I believe McChrystal has it right. He understands that while the military is an integral part of the operation to bring the country back to the people of Afghanistan (and by so doing ultimately remove the influences of radical extremists), he knows all too well that the military cannot do it alone and the the military must, in some very specific ways, act less like a military force and more like the approachable cop on the beat, where such an approach is a possibility. This is a pragmatic bit of work that has his style written all over it. That this assessment calls for better cohesion between the various commands, including NATO is also a welcome switch. I see the outlines of a complete package, not perfect–but considering what they are trying to do and where, a really substantive piece of work. He’s done his homework and should be commended.

By: Larry Johnson

Larry Johnson — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:30:06 +0000

No need to feel awkward. Your comment and approach were not out of line.

By: Docelder

Docelder — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:27:33 +0000

There seems to be a pattern in this. “terrorism” shifts to man made disaster. Terrorism solved. “Taliban” shifts to faith based partner. Taliban solved. Solving the worlds problems through shifting vernacular. So simple only a kindergartner could have thought of it. Or maybe some hopey-changey new age guru.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:17:36 +0000

Gibbs needs to go back to his former milieu as a recurring stuttering character in Warner Brother cartoons.

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:44 +0000

That One doesn’t like it because this sort of assessment and plan calls for a return of the country to its people for them to determine what they want and not to a group of radicals. No wonder That One was offended, little autocrat that he is.

By: ImaLlindatoo

ImaLlindatoo — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:08:17 +0000

I got it. New mission name,

Reinforcing Afghanistan

By: Ferd Berfle

Ferd Berfle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:02:51 +0000

OMG…some of the items recommended in this Assessment should be put into place HERE in the US.

By: TeakWoodKite

TeakWoodKite — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:33:59 +0000

LJ, I feel kinda awkward. I posted the analogy of MacAuther and Truman on aprevious thread before the comparision was made in the MSM.
I was thinking that the first reports of the generals’ review being leaked and the MSM running to cover BO’s behind, was history repeating itself.

I never meant to infer that the current “Styme” bore any resemblance to the past. In truth, I was think of what Senator Benson said.

Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy, I knew Jack Kennedy, Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. OBAMA, you are no Jack Kennedy.

Is it me or is “HOPE and CHANGE getting so predictible that it is ruining all the good DeJaVu’s?
Any how , my apologies for thinkin that BO had any humanity left to speak of.