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2011-05-13 Afghanistan

Cameron: begin troop withdrawal from Afghanistan now

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Posted by Steve White 2011-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The A'stan mission was never explicitly defined; the closest thing to a definition was 'get Binny.' He's been got. So re-define the mission or get out. Is it realistic to define it as 'build a free and prosperous A'stan?' Or even as 'eliminate the Taliban and government corruption?' I think not. Define it as 'monitor for and control AQ activity' and establish staff and operating plan for THAT mission, and it might make sense to stay in A'stan. Need to keep those drone-zaps coming (and going to Pakistan.)

Posted by Glenmore 2011-05-13 08:01|| 2011-05-13 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Yep. The fig leaf for the NATO 'allies' was to get Bennie in accordance with the 'an attack on one is an attack on all' premise of the charter. Bennie's dead now, the rationale is completed. Of course that 'simplistic' response is just the type they condemned the Americans for when they went home in 1919.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-05-13 12:31|| 2011-05-13 12:31|| Front Page Top

#3 The reality is that it would take at least 50+ years of sustained footprint to initiate any real change in that country. We would go broke trying to do that. We need to get out. Bin Laden's death is a great excuse. Stupid to have any more young men die for that shithole.

Posted by remoteman 2011-05-13 17:59|| 2011-05-13 17:59|| Front Page Top

#4 PM CAMERON

versus

* DEFENCE/PK/FORUMS > US TO WITHDRAW 70,000 TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN IN THREE YEARS [circa by 2014 handover to Afghan Govt].

Mainly Combat Support troops + units - Grunts + espec SPECOPS to be last to leave.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-05-13 22:40|| 2011-05-13 22:40|| Front Page Top

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