Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban

Uncle Sam | 207004 hits | Oct 10 10:05 pm | Posted by: commanderkai

As it reviews its Afghanistan policy for the second time this year, the Obama administration has concluded that the Taliban cannot be eliminated as a political or military movement, regardless of how many combat forces are sent into battle.

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by leewgrant
Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:54 pm
UN chief acknowledges fraud in Afghan vote

The top U.N. official in Afghanistan on Sunday acknowledged "widespread fraud" in the disputed presidential election and rejected allegations from a former deputy that he covered up cheating to smooth the path to victory for President Hamid Karzai.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091011/ap_ ... fghanistan

All the troops in the world will mean nowt if it is believed that Karai and his government are riddled with corruption. Public support will evaporate forcing an end to the war.
by ridenrain
Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:25 pm
Growing pains of a democracy. While their is corruption, the outside forces against a democratic Afghanistan only need to keep beating this drum to further their message.
by Scipio
Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:25 am
Last successful invader of Afghanistan? Genghis Khan.

Righto, keep beating that drum for another thousand years...

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