Foreign-policy aide to Dick Cheney: Yeah we fucked up in Afghanistan...

[kpete]

It hasn't been 8 years of drift in Afghanistan

"The fact is that, after a period of genuine progress following the Taliban’s removal in late 2001"

After that: "between 2005 and 2006. Suicide attacks quintupled that year. Remotely detonated bombs more than doubled. Insurgent attacks nearly tripled. And the trends have steadily worsened every year since."

By John Hannah
http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/11/10/it_hasnt_been_8_years_of_drift_in_afghanistan

“Eight years of drift,” according to Obama administration officials seeking to explain their lengthy deliberations over strategy and troop numbers. But, as Stephens suggests, the reality is a good deal more complex. The fact is that, after a period of genuine progress following the Taliban’s removal in late 2001, the situation in Afghanistan only began to deteriorate markedly between 2005 and 2006. Suicide attacks quintupled that year. Remotely detonated bombs more than doubled. Insurgent attacks nearly tripled. And the trends have steadily worsened every year since.

http://crooksandliars.com/jason-sigger/john-hannah-explains-how-cheneybush-s

[Vincardog]

1. DUH are they just figuring this out NOW?

[HamdenRice]

2. Fucked up? I thought they did exactly what they intended at Tora Bora nt