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2008-09-20 Afghanistan

General Petraeus told he 'must succeed' in Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2008-09-20 02:55|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 General Petraeus told he 'must succeed' in ~~Afghanistan~~ Pakistan.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-20 11:03|| 2008-09-20 11:03|| Front Page Top

#2 The Pakistan military had better get its act together, because Petraeus WILL succeed in Afghanistan and on both sides of the Pakistan border, so the jihadis that survive will be infecting deeper into Pakistan. The more jihadis Pakistan kills now, the better off their country will be. Neither McCain nor Obama are going to back out of this one.

Posted by Darrell 2008-09-20 11:07|| 2008-09-20 11:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Darrell, I'm not sure I'd place that bet on President Obama if the war lasts more than a year or so.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-20 13:54|| 2008-09-20 13:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Has a new general in command ever been told that it's ok if he fails? The task before the general is very difficult to succeed at, but this guy's been through all that in Iraq. He's better at these things than we are. Back off on the lecturing and just watch and learn. He may fail, but don't plant that in our minds. Bad luck.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-20 14:41|| 2008-09-20 14:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually Richard they've interpreted directions in manners that indicated they understood they were to 'manage' the situation or to 'avoid defeat' which is not the same as 'winning'. The decades along our border with Mexico when Apaches raided into our country and then ran back behind 'sovereign' borders handed commanders a similar situation in which they were not permitted to 'solve' the issue with a pure military solution. It just wasn't the State Department wags in the way, but also a post Civil War Congress dominated by the Democrats who wouldn't give the military the means to carry any such operation out. [It took the vicious raids into Texas by the Apache, to convince enough Texas Democrats to actually get the Army's funding bill through one year. Otherwise, there was to be no funding at all. Payback for Reconstruction.]

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-20 15:55|| 2008-09-20 15:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Gen Petreaus has never seen failure as an option in anything. The only thing that will defeat him will be Obama, if he is 'elected.'

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-20 17:19|| 2008-09-20 17:19|| Front Page Top

#7 But he will face a tough battle to bring unity to the 40 nations

Why does rounding up cats come to mind?

Posted by tipper 2008-09-20 19:18|| 2008-09-20 19:18|| Front Page Top

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