Comments on: No More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan http://askcherlock.com/2009/10/no-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Politics-Opinions-Life Issues-Impact! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:32:26 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Harrison http://askcherlock.com/2009/10/no-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-59608 Harrison Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:12:18 +0000 http://www.askcherlock.com/?p=1408#comment-59608 It takes time to build a nation, particularly when one has been ruled by dictators and is surrounded by cultures that do not believe in democracy. It takes time to build a nation, particularly when one has been ruled by dictators and is surrounded by cultures that do not believe in democracy.

]]> By: admin http://askcherlock.com/2009/10/no-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-59517 admin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:52 +0000 http://www.askcherlock.com/?p=1408#comment-59517 Harrison, The right-wingers like to brag about all the "success" that the surge strategy brought about in Iraq, when it all it has done is cost more American lives, and delayed the inevitable. By the way, the "inevitable" is beginning to gain momentum now in Iraq. The political scene is falling apart (as was predicted), violence is escalating (as predicted), and civil war is just over the horizon. Somehow I don't think that the Surge Strategy made an iota of difference. It was the wrong thing to do in Iraq, and it's the wrong thing to do in Afghanistan! Harrison,
The right-wingers like to brag about all the “success” that the surge strategy brought about in Iraq, when it all it has done is cost more American lives, and delayed the inevitable. By the way, the “inevitable” is beginning to gain momentum now in Iraq. The political scene is falling apart (as was predicted), violence is escalating (as predicted), and civil war is just over the horizon. Somehow I don’t think that the Surge Strategy made an iota of difference. It was the wrong thing to do in Iraq, and it’s the wrong thing to do in Afghanistan!

]]> By: admin http://askcherlock.com/2009/10/no-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-59515 admin Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:18:09 +0000 http://www.askcherlock.com/?p=1408#comment-59515 Bluzdude, The "shoot first; ask questions later" mentality still lives on in Dick Cheney, who never knows when to keep his mouth shut. We Americans must never again be duped by our President into jumping into an ill-conceived war that will cost thousands of lives, billions of dollars, and yield no results. Bluzdude,
The “shoot first; ask questions later” mentality still lives on in Dick Cheney, who never knows when to keep his mouth shut. We Americans must never again be duped by our President into jumping into an ill-conceived war that will cost thousands of lives, billions of dollars, and yield no results.

]]> By: Harrison http://askcherlock.com/2009/10/no-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-59335 Harrison Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:32:48 +0000 http://www.askcherlock.com/?p=1408#comment-59335 People said the same thing about Iraq - and they were all wrong. People said the same thing about Iraq – and they were all wrong.

]]> By: bluzdude http://askcherlock.com/2009/10/no-more-us-troops-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-59279 bluzdude Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:42:13 +0000 http://www.askcherlock.com/?p=1408#comment-59279 It will be nice, one day, where giving careful consideration to wide ranging facts and opinions before making a decision will be lauded instead of ridiculed. I have a feeling the previous administration had some kind of "Battleship"-like decision making guide, where one axis had a range of power that can be acquired, the other axis had a range of money that might be made for corporate allies, and twixt the two, a decision was made in about 10 seconds. (and then presented as if it was made from the very heavens above.) It will be nice, one day, where giving careful consideration to wide ranging facts and opinions before making a decision will be lauded instead of ridiculed.

I have a feeling the previous administration had some kind of “Battleship”-like decision making guide, where one axis had a range of power that can be acquired, the other axis had a range of money that might be made for corporate allies, and twixt the two, a decision was made in about 10 seconds. (and then presented as if it was made from the very heavens above.)

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