Obama's War - Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan - reviewed by Kenneth Sibbett

Obama's War - Fearing Another Quagmire in Afghanistan

New York Times by Helene Cooper | Jan. 25, 2009 (Opinion)

Can President Obama succeed in that long-lamented “graveyard of empires” — a place that has crushed foreign occupiers for more than 2,000 years?

Ever since the Bush administration diverted its attention — and resources — to the war in Iraq from the war in Afghanistan, military planners and foreign policy experts have bemoaned the dearth of troops to keep that country from sliding back into Taliban control. And in that time, the ... Full Story »

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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 26, 2009

This my friends is another Vietnam. While we won every battle in Vietnam, we lost the war. The Afgans., have been at this for hundreds of years. They ,like the Cong, are in no hurry. They can sit on their heels, watch and wait for mistakes by U.S. and coalition soldier's. Karzai is a joke. The money he spend on those ulgy ass hats could feed a family of five.

If Bush had not took his eye off the prize,maybe, just maybe, we could have gotten the confidence of the people. But instead of supplying electricity and running water, we went to Iraq. Good move W.