Comments on: Arm Afghan Tribes, Experts Say

By: David BarryWard

David BarryWard — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:34 +0000

Dear All,
The US and Britain should take over the very profitable Heroin trade in Afghanistan from the tribal leaders and give the proceeds to the people of the country.

By: Max Friedman

Max Friedman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:50:02 +0000

Brez hasn’t been right once since he served Pres. Carter in the 70’s. He’s not worth listening to. Brian Jenkins is pretty good on unconventional warfare and is worth listening to.

The tribes of Afghanistan are different from the Meos/Rhade/Montgnards of So. Vietnam and Laos (Been there). If you can provide them with a sound economic structure (to replace poppies and marijuana), plus provide some public health, well-drilling, etc., then you have a good chance of working out a deal with them, esp. the Northern Alliance.

Otherwise, just keep killing the Taliban until something else works. When in doubt, use napalm.

By: BooDogCrap

BooDogCrap — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:09 +0000

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Yup; many true and well founded comments. Some pretty wierd ones like let’s nuke-em or get out now. Any strategy is based on a great number of possibilities and numerous outcomes, thus a gamble. We fight terrorism and terrorists in this campaign with former CIA intel of suspicous quality and origin. Our military has more accurate intel based on after action debriefing and direct contact with locals. McChrystal is the man listen to him he will adapt as required if we follow his phase I plan. Anything else is FUBAR at this time!!!

By: Colonial-Marine

Colonial-Marine — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:20:39 +0000

Failed attempts? Those “prior assaults” were called off in an early stage due to political correctness tap-dancing.

By: VancBob

VancBob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:43:08 +0000

Uhhh…isn’t this how Bin laden got his start when we armed him to fight the Russians?
These plans never really seem to end up too well. Simple goals. Very complex realities. Nightmare results.

Take your time Barack. Let’s figure out first why we want to be there. And who are we really figting for? And for what purpose?

By: SkysoldierRecon

SkysoldierRecon — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:26:18 +0000

there may never be a strong central gov..the place don’t work that way. this may be as good as its gonna get, so yes, give it some thought. KARZAI is a thief, liar, traffiker, and WE insure his life. I would feed him 2 the dogs..

By: Byron Skinner

Byron Skinner — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:52:08 +0000

Good Evening TMB,

The third time is the charm I guess TBM. I’m just wondering how to get that message through to the dead Marines from the first two failed attempts to take Fallugah?

ALLONS,
Byron Skinner

By: roland

roland — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:05:36 +0000

This war is becoming an unending war. Its the 9th year and people back home still dont have jobs. Why not create a good and effective strategy on the war on terrorist, set a timetable and bring the troops afterwards.

By: 1000 yard

1000 yard — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:52:23 +0000

Create a strong central government .Monitor the human rights of the Afgan people and GET THE HELL OUT!!

By: Chris FL

Chris FL — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:47:38 +0000

“The U.S. must use its considerable political and financial muscle to leverage the government of Hamid Karzai, if, as expected, he wins the runoff election, to clean up its corrupt act and transform the state from a predatory body to one that actually addresses people’s needs. Any continuation of international aid and assistance must be tied to performance benchmarks from the Kabul government.“
We can’t do this in our own gov’t and we expect to do it somewhere else!

By: SkysoldierRecon

SkysoldierRecon — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:45:56 +0000

You know the saying..“money talks and b.s. walks”..yup, money would work, BUT will they turn on us? will there be US “advisors” embedded with them? And if it were you, would it scare you to know the inmates run the asylum, and have all kinds of weaponry? This may be the move, but better think really hard first. The ANA is YEARS away..

By: SSG R A Cruz

SSG R A Cruz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:43:55 +0000

I agree that local tribes should be armed since terrain,customs,elements vary from areas to areas.Support,exchange of information of all paramilitary forces are important to success of US Forces and Allies.

By: roland

roland — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:42:25 +0000

My prayers for our US troops and their victory.

By: roland

roland — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:24:43 +0000

Do we we know the definition of Taliban? Do we know the Taliban in Afghanistan? Do we know where they are? Why are they always with mask?

By: AHA

AHA — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:57:58 +0000

Nuke Em All. Problem solved bring our boys home!

By: TMB

TMB — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:56:25 +0000

Byron, it did work during our third pass through Fallujah. In 2006, the Sunnis realized the Shiites were taking over Iraq and decided we were the lesser of two evils between us and Al Qaeda. The tribal leaders told us who to hire as police and the rest worked out pretty well.

By: Curt Kastens

Curt Kastens — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:29:21 +0000

If the American Rulers were really serious about trying to fight the Taliban and the Al Quida they would be buttering themselves up to the Iranians rather than trying to make mortal enemies of them.
I do not like Khameni. He is a backward ruler.….….compared to the ruling government of Finland or the Netherlands. But any American who thinks that the Iranian leadership is as backwards as the Taliban has no sight. In fact the Iranian leadership is much less backward than many US allies in the Gulf region. If you do not understand that you should start chewing on your grenade pins.
The fact that our rulers do not make amends with the Iranians should be a clue to anyone who is not brain dead that our rulers really are up to something different than they claim to be up to.

By: Daniel Russ

Daniel Russ — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:27:26 +0000

Arm the tribes? Enlist them to fight alongside us? The Afghan tribes have proven to us, the very nation that helped free them from the Soviet occupation, that they have all the fidelity of a whore on a battleship. There is a reason we’re hearing this “strategy”.

“Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it.“
–George Santayana

Respectfully,

Daniel Russ
Civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com

By: R/T

R/T — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:07:45 +0000

when it comes to those tribes they wish only to protect their communities from whoever.they indeed need the resources on a small scale to do that.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:50:31 +0000

I remember something like this from years ago and it did not turn out too well if I am correct. We are fighting the ones we armed so sounds like we are doomed to repeat ourselves.