News flash to Sayra: McClellan hasn't been a general since the Civil War, and not a very good one even then. :-)
On Oct 2, 10:04 pm, SgtUSMC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking in Washington yesterday, McKiernan described Afghanistan as > “a far more complex environment than I ever found in Iraq.” The > country’s mountainous terrain, rural population, poverty, illiteracy, > 400 major tribal networks and history of civil war all make for unique > challenges, he said. > > “The word I don’t use for Afghanistan is ’surge,’ ” McKiernan > stressed, saying that what is required is a “sustained commitment” to > a counterinsurgency effort that could last many years and would > ultimately require a political, not military, solution. > > McKiernan also said that he doubts that “another facet of the Iraq > strategy” — the U.S. military’s programs to recruit tribes to oppose > insurgents — can be duplicated in Afghanistan. “I don’t want the > military to be engaging the tribes,” said McKiernan. > > Palin is out of touch --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
