 masbury says: Defense Secretary Robert Gates was asked Monday by Peter Cook of Bloomberg TV: “Are we winning in Afghanistan?” “I think it's a mixed picture in Afghanistan,” Gates replied. “I think that there aren’t too many people with too rosy a view of what's going on in Afghanistan. I think there are many challenges. But I think some of the gloom and doom is somewhat overdrawn as well. … I think that there are some positive developments. But there is no question our casualties are up and there's no question we have a very tough fight in front of us, a lot of challenges.” Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26628.html#ixzz0Pocw7LWI I thought it was funny when Russia recently decided to "allow" Americans access to Afghanistan via Russian territory. Russians know Afghanistan is a quagmire, and would be delighted to see American Imperialism collapse the same way the USSR collapsed... Very clever Russia! Give Americans enough rope.... It is helpful to keep in mind that Americans are targeting people...who are targeting Americans... for targeting them... It reminds me of the child who complains to the adult, "HE HIT ME BACK!!! WAAAAAHHHHHH" Ps. Dear Barack Obama, it irritates me to no end when your subordinates use phrases like, "we will negotiate with XXXX, but the military option is always on the table" That is ... Great comment - world leaders get away with things our kids get time-outs for. |
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