Afghanistan

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Maybe it's better to loudly announce, "WE WON", and go home now.

George Jr did that twice. First in Afghanistan. Then again in Mission Accomplished. He did exactly what violated every fundamental principle of war. Learn from history. Both that written 2500 years ago and repeated by George Jr. Those using political rhetoric for knowledge are doomed to relearn history the hard way.

What is the controversy concerning Afghanistan? Starts with the strategic objective. Paraphrased in a question that most wacko Americans routinely avoided – because it exposed their political agenda. When do we go after bin Laden?

The controversy involves how wide a war must be fought to accomplish the strategic objective. That is the question current being analyzed and will be answered in Washington. How many more troops? A minor part of the larger question. Those who actually read the news know of the larger question. Those who love to be told how to think (Fox News viewers) only saw a request for more troops.

Also stupid was George Jr’s desire to impose democracy. That has created instability and even created some worldwide distrust of America. Afghans must earn their own democracy. That means a civil war may be necessary. It could have been averted had American leadership not all but invited the Taliban to return.

How to know that Afghanistan was in trouble because George Jr was that dumb and Cheny was that wacko? “Americans don’t do nation building.” Only those who hate the American soldier would have said or believed that. That is why the Afghanistan war must be refought completely from scratch.

A democratic Afghanistan may or may not be in American interests. Why? Never forget the fundamental strategic objective that wacko extremist Americans intentionally forgot. When do we go after bin Laden?

That question defines America's #1 objective in Afghanistan. Only denied by wackos and the uneducated. We must get bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban - listed in order of significance. No honest person can disagree with that. That is the real question being discussed in Washington. How do we accomplish the strategic objective. That was the underlying point in a question asked in the Cellar for what – seven years? “When do we go after bin Laden?”