I asked my wife if she called him McClellan and civil war was what came to mind. She had no idea he was even in Washington this week. It was obvious she didn't have a clue when it came to foreign policy.
On Oct 2, 10:45 pm, wncs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
