Like, the entire length of the border maybe! About 50 feet deep or so should do!
Posted on 10/29/2009 9:23:38 PM PDT by Steelfish
Obama Considering Scaled-Down Afghan War
‘McChrystal Light’ plan would send fewer troops than sought by commander
Oct . 29, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is considering sending large numbers of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan next year but fewer than preferred by his war commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials said.
Such a narrowed military mission would escalate American forces to accomplish the commander's broadest goals, protecting Afghan cities and key infrastructure. But the option's scaled-down troop numbers likely would cut back on McChrystal's most ambitious objectives, amounting to what one official described as "McChrystal Light."
Under the pared-down option, McChrystal would be given fewer forces than the 40,000 additional troops he has asked for atop the current U.S. force of 68,000, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Clinton waited until he lost congress to start triangulating. It’s amazing how afraid of the leftist kook base this guy is.
Get out or commit. Would take gonads to make either happen.
Ever since the adults explained world things to him his bozo feet got really bigger.
You can't fight war on the cheap. If Obama was thinking to keep American casualties low, this is absolutely the worst policy imaginable -- with the possible exception of what he is already doing.
Halfway in, halfway out... this is still dithering.
If he wants to win -- or even just minimize the casualties -- he would be sending MORE than the general asked for, not less.
In my mind's eye I can just see all the soldiers in Afghanistan groaning and burying their faces in their hands. What did THEY do to deserve this nightmare?
McChrystal Light = Lose Slowly = Continuing deaths with no honor or meaning for anyone!
Good Morning Vietnam!!
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The Russians are very seriously examining the Obama “retreat “ and will happily assist Afghanistan as the USA begins to retract its commitment under Obama.NATO allies
are already preparing to leave.
Rather than have the US military ground down by a war of attrition, we should simply leave rather than stay in Afghanistan. The Russians will become the new Afghanistan ally, and Karzai is prepared to work with them.
Obama’s policies in Afghanistan are ludicrous, and dangerous.Putin is taking Obama to the wood shed in all areas of the Afghanistan question, Iran, and the general ME strategic situation.
Kinda like his Illinois voting record....voting present :(
". . .pared-down approach would reflect a shift in [Oval Office "generals'"] thinking about what parts of the war mission are most important and the intense political domestic debate over Afghan policy . . . Any expansion of the war will displease some congressional Democrats.
Obama won't do anything for the troops that hurts his domestic agenda.
YO-BAMA! Make up your freakin’ mind already!
Zero leads and heros bleed.
Like, the entire length of the border maybe! About 50 feet deep or so should do!
I feel deeply saddened for McChrystal.
It’s like sending a carpenter to build a house...with no hammer.
Does Patraus have any say?
Please, Lord, protect our troops.
Watch him try to do both. I can see him coming out and saying after much deliberation, blah blah blah...he’s decided Gen. McChrystal is right, and he’s sending more troops in. But - after all his blah blah blah - he’s determined that 40,000 isn’t the right number, we can achieve desired results with (pick a number)...say, 4,000 troops.
They don’t call him Liar in Chief for nothing.
Balless in Chief in charge would be more descriptive.
“. . .pared-down approach would reflect a shift in [Oval Office “generals’”] thinking about what parts of the war mission are most important and the intense political domestic debate over Afghan policy . . . Any expansion of the war will displease some congressional Democrats.”
We fight “parts” of wars now. And as far as angering “some” Congressional Democrats, the HELL with them. They’re not the ones getting shot at on a daily basis and they are not the parents of these kids.
As do I for him and all our troops. But if McChrystal assess this as a recipe for disaster; then it's his patriotic duty to resign his command IMHO. A good commander will not waste men on a causeless fool's errand. The welfare of his men must always come first, regardless of the consequences to himself. A soldier, sailor, or Marine deserve nothing less from their commander(s).
Semper Fi; it means a helluva lot more then Hope and Change does Mr. President!!
“You can’t cross a Chasm in two small steps”.
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