Reply #36: They call upon us to supply American boys to do the job that Asian boys should do.

[IndianaGreen]

May I remind of how Lyndon Johnson's 1964 broken promise of not sending American boys half-way around the world to fight the battles of Asian boys ended up destroying his Presidency.

In Obama's case, it may well be a promise kept that will bring him down: the foolish commitment to an expanded war in Afghanistan!

On edit, since we are on this topic:

Costly U.S. campaign expected in Afghanistan

Decade-long presence could be more expensive than Iraq, analysts say

By Walter Pincus

As the Obama administration expands U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, military experts are warning that the United States is taking on security and political commitments that will last at least a decade and a cost that will probably eclipse that of the Iraq war.

Since the invasion of Afghanistan eight years ago, the United States has spent $223 billion on war-related funding for that country, according to the Congressional Research Service. Aid expenditures, excluding the cost of combat operations, have grown exponentially, from $982 million in 2003 to $9.3 billion last year.

The costs are almost certain to keep growing. The Obama administration is in the process of overhauling the U.S. approach to Afghanistan, putting its focus on long-term security, economic sustainability and development. That approach is also likely to require deployment of more American military personnel, at the very least to train additional Afghan security forces.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32346408/ns/world_news-washington_post/

This is the wrong strategy, and it will cost a lot in terms of treasure and lives.