Reply #31: you cant see the forrest for the trees

[mkultra]

the point of his strategy, at least as he indicated, was to start advancing assistance to pakistan so that they could push these groups out. The simple fact is that these groups can flow back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan unhindered and pakistan is very aware of this. Mushareff carefully played both sides of the issue by taking US assistance but trying to appear anti-western to his populace. he knew that he did not have the force needed to push these groups out so he had to live with them. The new government is in the same position.

Obama has made it clear that his intention is to help Pakistan force these groups out. If his happens, and the Taliban is in control of any region in Afghanistan, they will pour back in.

The strategy is sound and i couldn't care less about the actual "numbers" of committed troops as long as its enough to to the job. My personal preference would be to flood the country with troops and solve the problem quick so we could pack up and go home.

I understand and respect those who feel that war is never the answer. We are far to war like. but these guys are real and mean to do us harm. We probably deserved to get our teeth knocked out. hopefully we can go back to actual peace time when this is over.