Liz Cheney joins calls for Steele to step down as leader of the RNC

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[JoeFromSidney]

Who would replace Steele? Sarah?

I'd support Ken Blackwell. He'd do a far better job than Steele has.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Afghanistan is not Iraq - its a wild country. I've thought from the beginning we needed to avoid a prolonged engagement there, kick ass and then promise to come back & kick ass again if they misbehaved.

That's a hollow threat and both the Afghanis and the Pakistanis know it - they understand the US political situation and the power of US doves as well as anyone else. And Pakistan will not leave Afghanistan alone. The Islamists and the Pakistani military will begin restoring the Taliban to power the second we leave, and Afghanistan will again turn into a safe haven for Islamic terrorist outfits.

As for Steele, the man is a publicity-hungry buffoon. The RNC's response to Obama's election was the intelligence-insulting token appointment of Steele, and they've gotten burned very badly.

[Nextrush]

The foreign policy establishment as represented by the Kristol’s and the Cheney’s pursue limited wars just like Obama does.

Our bipartisan post-World War II United Nations era foreign policy is rooted in fighting conflicts where there is no victory.

My prime question to leaders is simple. Why do we tolerate a Taliban safe haven in Pakistan?

Its like not bombing and destroying Haiphong harbor which would have won the Vietnam War. Fear of Soviet sailors dying and starting a nuke war was the excuse.

Now I guess its fear of Pakistani nukes that limits our options to win this war in Afghanistan.

[Anti-Bubba182]

I doubt he does resign. He is too busy living first class on GOP money. The Black VS Black theory that led to his elevation was the worst sort of cynical BS that never had any chance of working.

[Captain Kirk]

It is not Obama’s war, it is Bush’s war.

Bush has been out of office for nearly two years. Like it or not, Zero is the commander in chief. Obama appointed the general in the field and choose to double down on the war to an extent not even supported by Bush. Obama now "owns" it just as much as he owns Obama care. Those conservatives who backed Obama's escalation are shilling for the Democrats.

[Captain Kirk]

The Soviets didn’t have ROE and they lost. That gimmick won’t perform a miracle.

[Eva]

No, Obama is not nation building. Obama is anti-war and he simply demagogued the war in Afghanistan as a campaign issue to hide his anti-war beliefs. Then, when he became the Commander in Chief, there was no way out. That’s when Obama appointed all the “clowns” in the state department to represent his anti-war views and placed the abhorrent rules of engagement on the military. This is totally Obama’s war and now he is going to have to fight his war with Bush’s general, a man who fights to win, not aim for mediocrity.

[skeeter]

The problem is there are no "Afghan people". Only disparate and primative tribes.

It may be possible to 'nation build' where there has never been a singular nation. Or it may not.

But do you really want to spend more US lives & treasure building another unified muslim nation?