The Italians said they were going to send their police as trainers as a replacement for their troops to train Afghans, but I suspect we will be the ones who will have to pony up the majority of the forces to train and embed with these men. Training is not going to be cheap, quick, or a manpower light operation, anyway you slice it.

Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/world/asia/06tr...

The shooter was reportedly a Major. How did this man become an officer?

7 dead, 20 injured.

Prayers called for.

Daniel Russ
Civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com

This is a mess. For us to continue pouring good money after bad, wasting promising lives for a hopeless cause is insanity.

Time to go. But even if we stay, the US military has been saddled/saddled itself with Vietnam 2. No not the war, but its aftermath. The Generals are about to take a serious public relations hit once this war is over. The recriminations are going to be something to see.

Not only is it a tad convenient (now that sticker shock has set in), but it ignores the fact that our ability to affect change in Pakistan is limited to propping up the country of Pakistan’s failing economy. Despite claims of Pakistan’s cooperation or positive movement to deal with extremism within its borders, Pakistan has simply focused on Taliban who undermine their sovereignty attack them, but still supports Taliban fighters who kill Americans.

One possible solution to slowly wheening Pakistan of extremism may be to take into consideration Pakistan’s national security interests concerning India, but given our increasing military and diplomatic ties to India, to counteract China, I just don’t see it happening

The slow measured pace the Obama Administration has took may temporarily placte the anti war wing and Vietnam-phobes of the Democratic party, but it is starting to have negative effect on the war fighter’s ability to gain Afghan cooperation on the ground. Afghan’s are hesitant to put themselves on the line, or invest further in the country when we seem to be hesitating ourselves. Furthermore Gordon Brown has been showing increasing signs of wavering as of late(given growing anti-war sentiment in his country), and seems to be looking to the U.S. for leadership. Now that election is over, the Administration’s month long sabbatical can no longer be reasonably justified. Like it or not, the President will also have to get used to the fact that without his continued advocacy for continuing the fight in Afghanistan (mostly to his own party) support for the war will all but dry up.