who made these men soldiers? http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37125
On May 24, 3:00 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > 100 years? > > B > > http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/05_2... > ? > > McChrystal sees long-term U.S. commitment to defeat Taliban > > Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal concluded a visit to Washington last week and > made clear in public appearances that the battle against the Taliban is > still a difficult fight. > > McChrystal said the insurgency is “serious” and is expanding around the > country. “It's got a fair number of fighters involved, so it can bring a lot > of violence on the Afghan people,” he said. “It's also not popular. It's not > popular with Afghans.” > > The Taliban are using coercion to gain control of people and areas of > Afghanistan and McChrystal made clear the war will be difficult and long. > “It is going to be a challenge to stop [the insurgency]. And the government > of Afghanistan is going to have to take very effective measures to bring it > to a halt.” > > Corruption in the Afghan government makes gaining popular support difficult. > A military officer said that failure to deal with corruption would result in > defeat. > > McChrystal said Americans can expect that there will be a long term > commitment to helping Afghanistan if the Taliban is to be defeated. > > “But I don't think, long term, U.S. military combat forces are the future in > Afghanistan,” he said. “I think it's Afghan defense capacity. But I think, > for a significant period of time, assistance to that capacity and governance > and development assistance is probably to be expected.” > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- 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.
