15 September 2008
Bush is ordering a small number of troops out of Iraq but sending part of them to boost combat forces in Afghanistan. The troops going to Afghanistan are not nearly enough to help quell the upsurge of the Taliban. We all know that the Bush administration dropped the ball when he invaded Iraq and left Afghanistan, where the real problem was, without enough forces to finish the job. Too little too late with his latest move. What a fiasco the Bush administration has made of these two wars. Unless military management is better These new forces may not get results that are hoped for. Recent bombings of Afghan civilians, based on imistaken intelligence, have not endeared us to the Afghan people. Relying on air power may reduce risks for our troops but will increase civilian causalities.
We need to be giving the Afghans training and financial support to help turn back the Taliban. The Karzai regime appears to be as corrupt as it is incompetent. While we are fighting an endless war in Iraq Taliban forces are being rebuilt in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Not only do we need change in our country’s politics but also a change in military management.
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