This post is based on an Associated Press article posted at Yahoo News yesterday and an article posted at Boston.com yesterday.
The Associated Press article states that President Obama has decided not to accept any of the plans suggested so far on how to move ahead in the war in Afghanistan. He is looking for another option (as the war continues). The Boston.com article comments that the number of troops wounded in Aghanistan has increased dramatically.
It has been more than two months since General McChrystal submitted his troop request and plan for winning the war in Afghanistan. General McChrystal is the General picked by President Obama to lead the war. General McChrystal is experienced and capable. It is a disgrace that an American general asks for reinforcements because he needs them and those reinforcements are delayed for months. Even if President Obama decides today to send the troops, there is still some time required to put the force together. We will eventually lose not only the war, but the trust of our allies if the President continues to dither.
War does not provide the option of setting an end date. If the Generals in charge of World War II had looked at D-Day, the losses, the future prospects, and the French government at the time, and acted by reconsidering and delaying sending more troops, you would probably be reading this article in German.
Strength against bullies works. The bullies in this case are the Taliban and Iran. If we choose not to stand up to them, we can expect the bullying to continue and we can expect eventually to be seriously impacted by that bullying.
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