Arrrghanistan!

Unbelievable and Keith and together…

Yes, no, maybe, not necessarily in that order. Ironically, whoever it transpired the Russians went in mechanized and equipped and structured for a strategic fight.
The US then backed the Mujaheddin in their “asymmetric” tactical response.
20-ish years later and the US goes in just as the Russians did and the Afghanis responded in the exact same way! Duh!

It would be hilarious if it weren’t so tragic and stupid.

ROFL! And I was taught about Afghanistan in History at school ( Iraq not so much) but Blair apparently wasn’t paying attention (he’s 7 years older than me.)

While the tactic has had a great deal of success, helped along greatly because of a ceasefire by al Sadr, the strategy has been somewhat less successful.

Since McCain didn’t understand the strategy in Iraq I think it is safe to assume that he doesn’t know what the strategy needs to be in Afghanistan. As for Palin, she is just McCain’s echo chamber.

You nailed it…those could very well be McChurian’s words we hear tonight on the news.

MCCAIN: Look. It doesnt matter what you call it. The important thing is that the strategy succeeds. I know how to win wars. I’ve been to Afghanistan many times and I know the region. I know president Karzai and I know what the Afghan people want. And I know General McKiernan I’ve met him many times. Hes an excellent commander, one of the very best. The fact is we have succeeded in Iraq. The surge in Iraq which senator Obama opposed, is a success thanks to General Petreaus leadership and the additional boots on the ground which I called for even though it was not the popular thing to do. And I know what we succeeded with in Iraq we will succeed with in Afghanistan

How many times do we need to learn this lesson? Remember The Crusades, remember Russia?

The Bush administration is trying to punt beyond 1/20/09 but then we will need to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan and open up bread lines and soup kitchens throughout the United States and The World.

Kabul is surrounded. Poppies are growing throughout the country. Corruption is a way of life in Afghanistan. We need to get out now!

The sewage he spews on a daily basis is circling the bowl as we speak.

Hey! What’s that sound?

Ummm, I believe it’s the sound of your credibility being flushed down the drain with your empty promises, Senator.

If ever there was proof of truth to the old saying that those who fail to learn from past mistakes are doomed to repeat them, it’s the statements tumbling out of the mouths of these two dolts.

Just saying …

The Russians certainly had their own technology to parallel what we were giving to Osama bin Laden. They should have had a psychological advantage having been one of the world’s super powers at the time. The fact that they did makes it that much more of an ass-kicking.

armed with US Stingers to take out the Mil-24 “Hind-D” assualt choppers and sundry other weapons all secretly financed by a crazy Texas Democrat, Charlie Wilson. Forget the film, read the book.

In her interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric, McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, declared that “a surge in Afghanistan also will lead us to victory there, as it has proven to have done in Iraq.”

“The word I don’t use for Afghanistan is ’surge,’ ” McKiernan stressed

Well, you know, Palin and McCain are just doing what are current fearless leader does: Listen To The Generals and Make Decisions Based On Conditions On The Ground.

Can’t you libs see that!?

/sarcasm

The British government is protesting that the memo as published is distorted —“a parody”.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4860080.ece