Comments on: Gates: Afghans, Not Just U.S. Troops, Needed to Win War

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spelling word games — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:45:07 +0000

I couldn't agree more with Secretary Gates that we need to put an Afghan face on the security efforts.
It is therefore distressing that the vital job of training large numbers of Afghan security forces has been outsourced to the likes of Dyncorp and Blackwater. The same privatisation effort in Iraq produced few positive results even with its enormous billion dollar price tag.

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By: Nobody

Nobody — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:15:44 +0000

Sgtoblat said “Everyone knows the war is lost now we have to kill a whole lot more afghans to make sure we can retreat with pride.”

I ask you. Is that what you would do to your own people?

By: 12 Afghan Civilians Dead From U.S. Artillery Mistake In Helmand | NEWS Gate

12 Afghan Civilians Dead From U.S. Artillery Mistake In Helmand | NEWS Gate — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:35:15 +0000

[...] for the error. This is in the spirit of Defense Secretary Gates’ (much neglected) “first apologize” rule from January 2009 about what to do in the event of Afghan civilian [...]

By: raymondalvarez

raymondalvarez — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:57:29 +0000

question to secretary of state mr. gate: today you are my friend, swearing that you will defend either with your life, this country. tomorrow you are our enemy. thinkg about this; all derailed muslims are our enemies, no matter their swearing. and most sad, they are in our government and in our soil. what will happened tomorrow if we have a conflict with china – will all U.S. citizen asians pay this country the same manner the muslim are paying the U.S.?

By: raymondalvarez

raymondalvarez — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:29 +0000

By: Gates at the Gates: The Most Important Man in the Afghanistan Debate | The Lie Politic

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:52:02 +0000

[...] number of proposals for Afghanistan. He advocated up to 30,000 additional troops in January, while arguing that the more important move would be to advance Afghan-driven security and publicly fearing that sending any more U.S. troops would push Afghans past a “tipping [...]

By: johnfburns

johnfburns — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:23:08 +0000

Dear Sec. Are we are at war, then lets fight like we did in WWII. Bomb day and nite and get the job done. This guerrilla type war is getting us now were. Lets pull out all we got and get on with it or will be living with this until my grandchildrens grandchilden will be fighting.
Enough is enough. J F Burns USAF