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By: andrewwang

andrewwang — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:15:33 +0000

The American people trust that Obama will effectively deal with Afghan issues.

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By: andrewwang

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By: Stan Krasnoff

Stan Krasnoff — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:48:24 +0000

It’s obvious that Afghanistan would want more from the US because it sees the US as the milch cow. However, equating large troop deployment to Afghanistan with Vietnam and ‘long’ wars is also erroneous given the right mission. Neither Holbrooke nor Gates seems to give credence to what is staring them in the eye. What does ‘winning the war mean’? The war started with Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 when the Northern Alliance, heavily supported by US firepower, ousted the Taliban and cornered el Qaeda in the mountains of Tora Bora. Instead of sending in a US Ranger or Marine Brigade to collar the remnants—which would have been in line with the post 9/11 mission—the US sat on its hands allowing the Northern Alliance to broker a dubious cease-fire. Seven years later the problem is more complex. Karzai has allowed Afghanistan to be carved up by warlords. He has also failed to quell the resurgence of Taliban, Hisb-i-Islami, and Haqqanis fighters who rampage throughout Afghanistan. Presidential elections are scheduled for Afghanistan in August 2009. Karzai would have a hard time getting 20% of the votes. The people blame the US and NATO for the increase in the power of the warlords. The United National Front (Northern Alliance) in parliament, demand a change in the constitution to bring in a parliamentary system of government with political parties and elections by proportional representation. The only war that the US and its allies need to wage is against el Qaeda for the murder of 3,000 innocent civilians. If the Taliban wishes to protect Bin Laden and el Qaeda, then it becomes part of the scenario. To achieve this, the US should deploy at least 150,000 combat troops into Afghanistan to secure all borders—that includes the Swat Valley (with Pakistan’s involvement)—and conduct counter insurgency operations over a period of 180 days to achieve Enduring Freedom’s mission, after which all troops should be pulled out—in, win, and get out quick. I wrote a book http://www.strategicbookpublishing.com/AClayton... which in part deals with this.

By: Stan Krasnoff

Stan Krasnoff — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:16:18 +0000

Not withstanding comments from Defense Minister Wardak and Foreign Minister Spanta who obviously have vested interests, Secretary Gates needs to keep a clear perspective on what can be achieved in Afghanistan. The war started with Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 when the Northern Alliance, heavily supported by US firepower, ousted the Taliban and cornered el Qaeda in the mountains of Tora Bora. Instead of sending in a US Ranger or Marine Brigade to collar the remnants—which would have been in line with the post 9/11 mission—the US sat on its hands allowing the Northern Alliance to broker a dubious cease-fire. Seven years later the problem is more complex. Karzai has allowed Afghanistan to be carved up by warlords. He has also failed to quell the resurgence of Taliban, Hisb-i-Islami, and Haqqanis fighters who rampage throughout Afghanistan. Presidential elections are scheduled for Afghanistan in August 2009. Karzai would have a hard time getting 20% of the votes. The people blame the US and NATO for the increase in the power of the warlords. The United National Front (Northern Alliance) in parliament, demand a change in the constitution to bring in a parliamentary system of government with political parties and elections by proportional representation. The only war that the US and its allies need to wage is against el Qaeda for the murder of 3,000 innocent civilians. If the Taliban wishes to protect Bin Laden and el Qaeda, then it become part of the scenario. To achieve this, the US should deploy at least 150,000 combat troops into Afghanistan to secure all borders and conduct counter insurgency operations over a period of 180 days to achieve Enduring Freedom’s mission, after which all troops should be pulled out—in, win, and get out quick. I wrote a book http://www.strategicbookpublishing.com/AClayton... which in part deals with this.

By: Frankophile

Frankophile — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:15:07 +0000

Wardak is the Afghan Barney Frank. It's uncanny, really.