Comments on: Afghanistan: Fighting In A "Hornet's Nest"

U.S. General Tells 60 Minutes More Soldiers And Assets Needed To Defeat Enemy

[thrdarmored]

The swell in the enemies numbers are normal for this time of year. They fill their ranks with new recruits and show them a little of Afghanistan before the winter hits and then they train HARD during the winter and are deployed in the spring. Each time this happens they are fielding more well trained combatants every spring and we are reacting to their tactics. We have to stop reacting and engage them heavily during the winter with a large infusion of troops. We have to cut their throats ahead of time and stop reacting with to low of numbers every year.

[thrdarmored]

The swell in the enemies numbers are normal for this time of year. They fill their ranks with new recruits and show them a little of Afghanistan before the winter hits and then they train HARD during the winter and are deployed in the spring. Each time this happens they are fielding more well trained combatants every spring and we are reacting to their tactics. We have to stop reacting and engage them heavily during the winter with a large infusion of troops. We have to cut their throats ahead of time and stop reacting with to low of numbers every year.

[jn122736]

When Bush abandoned the hunt for Bin Laden, to carry out his long planned Iraq fiaco, the enemy simply followed our military into Iraq and took advantage of the anger of the majority of Iraqi%u2019s to bleed our economy and defense capabilities for 5 years.

Then, when the time was right, they moved back into Afghanistan and Pakistan, where we were/are more vulnerable.

The Surge had little to do with the easing of casualties in Iraq, other than being the catalyst that triggered Al Qaeda%u2019s decision to move.

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[hotpaulie]

Minuteman-8 - - Come on now. Are you really that stupid or are you getting paid by the republican party to post this nonsense? Afghanistan should have been won by now...but Bush and his personal side project (Iraq) has prevented that.

[heero2020]

A barrel of opium is worth a lot more than a barrel of oil. Let''s go to Afghanistan.

[petro49l]

Bin Laden''s laboratories produce tar heroin, LSD, methamphetamine, PCP, potent cannabis, and exotic hashish. Al Qada trafficks substances to Junkies all over the world. The profit funds terror activities against most Governments. The Coalition is forbidden entry into Waziristan. Street drugs bring in a great deal of cash. The Coalition is not only fighting a war against narcotics, but also finance for felonious acts.

[chris32324]

cariboubarbie,where did you ever get the idea that the u.s. could complete what no other country in the history of afganistan could?they have repelled others military for 1200 years,forget this al quada stuff,,thats all media b s,their freedom fighters who want you out,same as the u.s. citizens did in 1776.

[cariboubarbi]

But of course, DopeBama wants to send regular troops into Afghanistan and get killed in the rugged remote mountain terrain....that''''s what you get when a amateur junior community organizer is Commander in Chief

Posted by Minuteman-8 at 03:20 PM : Oct 16, 2008




Moron, Afghanistan and Packistan is where Al Qaeda is. Not Iraq. It''s called finishing the job we started.

One day I hope you will defend your country instead of the failed policies of a failed President.

[cariboubarbi]

Another day and more Bush/Republican failure.

If we''d just completed the job in Afghanistan instead of invading Iraq, we wouldn''t be in this position.

[brokercooper]

antoniof123? really ? oil for blood? I don''t recall having this huge surplus of oil all of the sudden?? Is it me , or did gas cost over $4/gallon the last 4-5 months? you are an A$$

[chris32324]

downtowner97,the solution is to get the hell outta there.

[downtowner97]

The solution is obvious. We need to keep doing the same thing.

[inventagod2]

Mmmmm, more NeoCon Pentagoon Koolaid!

My favorite!

[antoniof123]

This is the place that attacked us on 9-11 so why did we attack the wrong country again. Oh yes, it was the neo cons who wanted to get oil for blood. Now you can see why you are getting killed at the polls now right.