An Amateur’s Plan

[unhappycamper]

An Amateur’s Plan
By Stefan Kornelius
Translated By Ron Argentati
13 November 2009
Edited by Katy Burtner

Right from the outset of his term, Barack Obama made the war in Afghanistan his own war. Since then, he has done everything in his power to make sure he loses that war. His national security team exhibits a measure of amateurism that’s not unusual for the early phases of a presidential administration. That can, however, lead to total defeat for his administration and for Afghanistan’s future.

~snip~

The outcome of this exercise, promulgated by the targeted indiscretions of a general who is totally aware of his own importance, was reduced to a duel between two personalities: if Obama approved sending 40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, then McChrystal would have emerged victorious. If fewer soldiers were committed, then Vice President Joe Biden’s faction would be the winners, since their position is to reduce the U.S. military presence in favor of commando-style raids from within.

~snip~

Admittedly, they can put only limited pressure on him because Karzai knows that the ultimate threat, total troop withdrawal (which would be his death knell), would also expose the West’s weaknesses, thereby ensuring final defeat for the United States as well.

All the players must now exhibit unanimity and coherence, as well as their willingness to exert massive pressure. Obama and his team will be under the microscope because their decisions will be critical in the final phases of the campaign.

It all comes down to a demonstration of political and military power, a demonstration of superiority. That’s the only way to reach the critical mass necessary to give new hope to Afghans and allies alike. But the squabbles in Washington don’t exactly inspire confidence.


Rest of article at; http://watchingamerica.com/News/37372/an-amateur%E2%80%99s-plan/



unhappycamper comment: Well Stefan, the only thing that will make this camper happy is to bring them all home, NOW!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. I'll second that UHC

Peace IN
Peace ON

[denem]

2. " The Taliban would be delighted" > You know the OP is polemic shit.

Complete with a 20'ish pic of Obama. Jeez.

[elocs]

3. It's their country and their war. We can arm and equip them,

but we shouldn't have to fight their war for them. I don't think that I've seen that the Taliban and al Qaeda have superior numbers to the people of Afghanistan. Afghanis have to want their own country more than the others want to take it from them. Until the reality hits them that they will ultimately have to fight their own war I don't believe that the people of Afghanistan will ever truly have their own country.

That being said, if there were the capability to have an instant withdrawal of our troops, a bug-out of massive proportions, I wonder what the reaction would be here when we know of the huge and bloody retribution by the Taliban against any who helped the U.S. and then the total enslavement and subjugation of their women? There is no simple and clear-conscience solution to this now.

[annabanana]

4. If we could get the CIA out of the drug business, the taliban funding

would suffer a huge blow.