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| Zinni to Obama: Time's Up on Afghanistan Decision |
| 2009-10-28 |
| Anthony Zinni stepped up his call for the Obama administration to quit dillydallying and send more troops to Afghanistan to fight the insurgency. A counterinsurgency strategy, he said, would work better over the long run than continuing narrower counterterrorism operations that target Taliban and al Qaeda leaders. The retired Marine Corps general, who had been the top commander in the Middle East and Central Asia, said the Obama administration needs more forces in Afghanistan quickly. Zinni said his own son was among the troops waiting to be deployed, adding: "I think that we owe them a decision. For the life of me, I can't figure out why we're still waiting for one." Zinni, who spent considerable time working with the Pakistani and Indian governments while he headed Centcom during the Clinton administration, told the International Peace Operations Association's annual conference that a counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan could better resolve the nettlesome problems with Taliban and al Qaeda fighters and drug production. The association is a trade group for battlefield contractors; Zinni is chairman of BAE Systems Inc., the U.K. defense giant's U.S. arm. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 “I think that we owe them a decision. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why we’re still waiting for one.” Zinni Dithering IS a decision General. Moose is spot on with his comment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-10-28 14:20 |
| #9 Zinni has personal problems. He craved to be in politics, but neither political party was interested, so he lashes out at both of them. W. Bush didn't return his calls, and neither did Obama, when Zinni wanted to be his VP. How suck do you have to be to lose to Biden? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-10-28 14:14 |
| #8 He did make a decision. It was "present". |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-10-28 10:18 |
| #7 It ain't dithering, folks - he's just trying to figure out the best timing for orchestrating the "helicopters on the roof" moment the Dems are lusting for. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-10-28 09:50 |
| #6 The I-Ching sticks are not falling right yet. He needs to throw them some more. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-10-28 09:19 |
| #5 the decision waits because the doks might lose some votes in NJ or vA or NY 23 |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-10-28 06:10 |
| #4 We are talking here about a man who has made a career out of inciting others to make his decisions and fight his fights for him while he dithers the on sidelines waiting to see who wins so he can side with the winner. |
| Posted by: junkirony 2009-10-28 02:32 |
| #3 Called it yesterday. "Or waits until the decision is made for him." |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-28 00:42 |
| #2 thats just it. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-28 00:29 |
| #1 "I think that we owe them a decision. For the life of me, I can't figure out why we're still waiting for one." How about "Because we have a moron for a president who has never run so much as a hot dog stand in his life." |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2009-10-28 00:24 |