This reply applies to WillyTex as well. The US is not in the business of nation building. It is not our right to determine what the people of Afghanistan want to do.
More importantly, our economy is being drained by this war. We cannot afford to spend our hard earned dollars for an ideal that the Afghans may or may not agree with. Our national debt is in the trillions of dollars as of now. We need to reduce this amount to in order to save our own country. Is that simple enough? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dixon <mdixon.6...@...> wrote: > > Yeah, what if the achievable goals, in Obama's mind, aren't victory or defeat > of the Taliban or even a stable Afghan government? Still declare victory and > get out? Why bother over this next year? Why not just pack up and leave now? > If the Afghan people think we are just going to leave next year, regardless > of out come, why would they even think of committing to any achievable goal, > short of total destruction of the Taliban? If i were an Afghan, I sure > wouldn't hitch my wagon to a team that told me they weren't going to be > around after next year. I would keep my nose clean, face unshaven, try to > appear as neutral as I could and keep a Taliban flag stashed so when that big > sucking sound of NATO leaving is replaced with a new Taliban government, I > could appear to be on the winning side. > > > > ________________________________ > From: John <jr_...@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 3:41:01 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] How to End the War in Afghanistan > >  > Set up achievable goals within the time frame designated by President Obama. > After the goals are met, declare a victory in Afghanistan and get out of > there. Any questions? >
