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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Your idea is like wanting us to back out of fighting Hitler and let the Russian do the job,
ONLY they aren’t our friends and they take over the Middle East, they control the oil.
I always assumed that if he did anything, he’d do it half-a$$ed, and when it failed, whine that the Generals didn’t handle it right.
In terms of national defense, at least Clinton had the so-called 'peace dividend' working in his favor (ie: fall of the Soviet Union). Obama doesn't have that luxury with the current WOT ... and unfortunately it might take another 9/11 or worse before he and his minions wake up to the fact that this is a dangerous world and always has been, and that we've been living in relative peace for so long *only* because of a strong national defense.
This is Obama’s cup of tea: send more of those inbred, redneck, bitter clingers from the flyover states to be blown up and shot—but keep the numbers low enough to ensure that the Taliban can win.
I am going to assume for the moment that McC has no political agenda of his own.
By stepping down..his commitment to the safety of his troops would be highlighted.
But would that be interpreted by his troops as abandonment?
I put myself in his place (assuming he is genuine). If I stay, I put many troops at risk. But that will happen if I am replaced. We have a weak CIC. Am I smart enough to fight a war under these circumstances with the limitations imposed on me?
If I go..my limited troops are really vulnerable. I have made a statement..but what about the boots on the ground that are having to fight a war with a change in the ROE? If I go...there is no hope that I will be able to perhaps help my troops with my expertise.
Talk about a rock and a hard spot!
Interesting how the Binomial Distribution applies in this case.
However, the problem is estimating the associated probabilities...a difficult task.
If he does, then our Marxist Media will not stop until they destroy him. The Justice Department will hunt him down and find some uncrossed t's and destroy him. And the Republicans will run for cover.
He is an idiot. Give the general what he says he needs...it is the only right thing to do.
Your idea is like wanting us to back out of fighting Hitler and let the Russian do the job,>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Its not my idea. Its what I can see happening, and I wish to preserve our all volunteer military, while Obama wishes to destroy it in a war of attrition in Afghanistan, simply so he can remake the US military into his community organizinng “national service” and civilian military police force “a la Nazi SS.” Obama can’t accomplish that with out destroying our current military. My guess is that he will use Afghanistan to do it, while creating a false image of patriotism by doing photo ops with military caskets at Dover AFB.
I would support a Bush Dictrine Surge to win the war in AFghanistan, which we had already done once BTW, but we failed to secure the victory by sealing the Afghanistan South East frontier.The chances of such a surge under Obama are less than nil.
I say we need to get our military out of Afghanistan if we have no leadership from Obama to win it. We have the capability of winning it, but Obama doesn’t want it won.Vietnam II in the making.
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