SoS Clinton sees light at the end of the Afghanistan tunnel

[bigtree]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. presence in wartorn Afghanistan "is not an open-ended, never-ending commitment."

In an interview from Pakistan broadcast Friday on NBC's "Today" show, Clinton replied "absolutely" when asked whether there is a way out for America in the protracted conflict in South Asia.

In a separate interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," she was asked if the United States is losing the war in Afghanistan. The secretary said, "No, I don't think so." She also said the decision that President Barack Obama will soon make about how to proceed next will not "be just a repeat of the same old approach. ... I think that will be evident."

http://www.live5news.com/Global/story.asp?S=11412786

[tekisui]

1. I look forward to someone in the administration telling us exactly

how it is not open-ended and never-ending.

[bigtree]

2. right

Without the presentation of clear and achievable objectives (or even the pretense of them) there isn't going to be an end - short of some political retreat like Reagan in Lebanon after the bombing of U.S. troops hunkered down there.

[unhappycamper]

3. Yea, and what is it? The headlamp of an oncoming train?

Lookit. They have no mission statement, no exit strategy, and no hope of ever 'winning' whatever the fuck that 'wining' means. We did this same shit with Vietnam 35 years ago.

Damn, but I'm getting mighty tired of this shit.

[blues90]

5. I don't see any end to it either.

War is big money in weapons and control and protecting corporate interests , oil is one of them.

Since Vietnam it has only continued to get worse.

I have a feeling that even if ten million protested it would not make a difference today. I wish I could say it would.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. The "new" approach is the same one that the Greeks, Brits, Russians, and Bush tried.

But, the "new" geniuses think it will turn out different...maybe...with more troops..more money..nifty new weapons..and the consent of the suckers.

[gratuitous]

6. Sure, there's always a way out

The question is, will our departure be wise or length-wise?