Comments on: US Lacks Political Will For Af-Pak

By: rozerking

rozerking — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:32:29 +0000

Afgan Police forces are unlikely to be strong enough to fight againsts talibans. If US leaves Afganistan, taliban will take control within months. Even if their is a deal with them, one can’t expect them to follow it. Given their ideology, it will not be long before they will be planning another 9/11 type attact.

By: rozerking

rozerking — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:22:15 +0000

If US actions had been more firm with Pakistan results would have shone. Pakistani military knows that US will to act is diminished, and that their desire for Pakistan to act against the terrorist can be bargained for. As about consideration Pakistan’s national security interests concerning India, I would say Pakistan nuclear weapons are directed solely against that country. They have been using it to blackmail India to stop acting against terrorist sponsered by Pakistan.

By: Trophy

Trophy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:16:17 +0000

I believe he was working in some kind of medical psychiatric profession that the military allows direct commissioning for. That says enough.

By: Drake1

Drake1 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:39:08 +0000

I do agree with Solomon that training is going slowly, but some of this has as much to do with quitting, illiteracy, and some Afghan’s refusal to fight, as much as it has to do with the overall lack of funding for the effort as a whole.

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…

By: Colonial-Marine

Colonial-Marine — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:25:06 +0000

Indeed, although i believe the total is 12 dead and 31 wounded. May they RIP.

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

By: Daniel Russ

Daniel Russ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:45 +0000

Breaking news.…apparently US soldiers at Ft. Hood opened fire on other soldiers at the Readiness Center. One soldier/shooter killed. Two others in custody.

7 dead, 20 injured.

Prayers called for.

Daniel Russ
Civilianmilitaryintelligencegroup.com

By: Solomon

Solomon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:25:11 +0000

What always goes unsaid is how badly waged the war has been. How limiting the rules of engagement are. How slowly the training of the Afghan forces have been. How deeply infiltrated the Afghan forces are.

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.

By: Drake1

Drake1 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:37:28 +0000

Behold the new mantra, “Pakistan should be the true focus of our war in Central Asia.”

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.