Comments on: Holbrooke on Success in Afghanistan: ‘We’ll Know It When We See It’

By: Business Loans

Business Loans — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:42:00 +0000

Gulp! Yeah, Dave, critics of the mission in Afghanistan are definitely part of the problem.

By: danielet

danielet — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:41:53 +0000

CAN ANYONE POINT TO ***ANYTHING*** HOLBROOKE ACCOMPLISHED THAT IS WORTH MENTIONING AS A “SUCCESS” SINCE VIETNAM, WHEN HE WAS NO MORE THAN A SELF-PROMOTER? PERHAPS THAT'S WHY HE SEEMS TO GET ALONG WITH PETRAEUS AND MCCHRYSTAL, BOTH CAREERIST SELF-PROMOTTING INCOMPETENTS. FACT IS THAT OBAMA IS SURROUNDED BY ALL THE INCOMPETENT CIVILIAN COVER-UP ARTISTS OF BILL CLINTON IN HIS ADMINSTRATION AND THE MILITARY POWER-POINT COVER-UP OF INCOMPETENCE ARTISTS WITH “TOP SECRET” CLASSIFICATION OF EVEN THE PENTAGON TOILET PAPER FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. AS A RESULT, WE WON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE ECONOMICALLY AND MILITARILY EXSANGUINATED UNTIL WE'RE BLACKING OUT!

WE NEED CHANGE, MR OBAMA. IF YOU'RE TOO GREEN TO PROVIDE IT, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, PLEASE.

By: danielet

danielet — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:41:53 +0000

WE NEED CHANGE, MR OBAMA. IF YOU'RE TOO GREEN TO PROVIDE IT, MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, PLEASE.

By: Why…There’s No Death In War « No Time for Trivia

Why…There’s No Death In War « No Time for Trivia — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:38:41 +0000

[...] of victory. “We will know it when we see it,” U.S. Ambassador Richard Hollebrook said when asked what victory in Afghanistan would [...]

By: Three Men And Afghanistan « Around The Sphere

Three Men And Afghanistan « Around The Sphere — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:51:10 +0000

[...] as yet that it will deal with broader strategic questions of what the war aims precisely are or how the U.S. will know when they’ve achieved them. (And McChrystal is deferring a decision to request more troops until a later [...]

By: SqueakyRat

SqueakyRat — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:13:05 +0000

This is nothing less than an admission of zero policy.

By: So Afghanistan Is Like… Porn? « Around The Sphere

So Afghanistan Is Like… Porn? « Around The Sphere — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:54:59 +0000

[...] Spencer Ackerman: The military struggle with U.S. troops is not an open-ended event, but our civilian assistance will continue,” Holbrooke said. Stressing the interagency coordination represented by the ten officials flanking Holbrooke on the panel at Washington’s St. Regis Hotel, Holbrooke said that while the United States had to be “clear about what our national interests are,” ultimately, success would require taking a “Supreme Court test” — “We’ll know it when we see it.” [...]

By: Richard D. Kunt

Richard D. Kunt — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:11:49 +0000

It is obvious that they have hit a hornet's nest and have no idea what to do or where to run.

They should have listened to the Pakistanis, who shared a border and people with the Afghans, and have failed to control the country. It's just not possible. Afghans are untrustworthy and ungrateful.

I don't see why young Americans should die for these pre-historic creatures.

By: Wonk Room » Holbrooke Emphasizes Agricultural Development In Afghanistan

Wonk Room » Holbrooke Emphasizes Agricultural Development In Afghanistan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:06:24 +0000

[...] interagency team at a public event here in DC. Aside from his “we’ll know it when we see it” remark on success in Afghanistan, the most interesting thing about the Holbrooke team’s presentation was [...]

By: 2Dinternational » The Washington Independent » Holbrooke on Success in Afghanistan …

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:24:22 +0000

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