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2010-11-17 Afghanistan

Petraeus Says Karzai Comments Hurt War Effort - report

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Posted by Fred 2010-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Just have a predator target his heroin dealing brother...

Posted by Water Modem 2010-11-17 00:34|| 2010-11-17 00:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Karzai is no dummy. He can smell that the US is itching to bug out, leaving him holding the bag. Just like Nguyen Van Thieu in Vietnam.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-11-17 08:45|| 2010-11-17 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 "Astonished and disappointed" were you? I'll bet General Stan McChrystal was not.... "astonished." Pardon me General, but I'm getting a little weary of the phrase...."Petraeus says." Perhaps you should concentrate your efforts on the warfight and leave the politics to the politicians. Just my penny farthings worth.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-11-17 10:17|| 2010-11-17 10:17|| Front Page Top

#4 If it weren't for Petraeus, we'd have declared defeat and pulled out by now, I suspect. Or worse - we'd stay but hamstring the troops with ROEs disastrous to their safety and success.

Posted by lotp 2010-11-17 12:40|| 2010-11-17 12:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Perhaps you should concentrate your efforts on the warfight and leave the politics to the politicians

1. The politicians haven't done their job.

2. Petraeus is the closest thing to a warlord that the Afghans will recognize. Considering he's playing to that audience, it might be appropriate.

Just my penny farthings worth.

Yeah.

Posted by Pappy 2010-11-17 20:41|| 2010-11-17 20:41|| Front Page Top

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