afghanistan

What is the long-term goal of the NATO mission in Afghanistan/Pakistan, and is it achievable? Is it worth achieving considering the cost?

One of the best hopes for Afghanistan's future lies in the education of its young men AND women. The Taliban knows this, hence the following: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0121/p99s01-duts.html

Well GW must be having apoplexy on this news. If this works there goes Afghanistan. And we still didn't get bin Leden. And then there is the drugs. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/3468157/Afghan-leader-pledges-to-protect-Taliban-from-US.html (*)Er, the very same...

Very interesting article. I'm starting to think that oil may not have been the only reason we invaded Afghanistan. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=9fdb92c0-eeb8-4d2d-9e1a-1609b0e2fbee If they wanted to win the war in afghanistan by bankrupting the warlords and the...

I found this article on Digg. "Bin Laden was known to be holed up at Tora Bora on a ridge with an elevation of 14,000 feet. The Delta Force team's initial plan was to come at him from the direction he'd least expect, climbing over the mountains at his back, but that plan wasn't approved by...

and Obama is right: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-interpol5-2008oct05,0,552096.story Catch this analysis as well: http://talkradionews.com/2008/10/rethinking-afghanistan/

If this is true, it's going to be a very explosive situation. Heck, even if it's not true, the report itself is going to raise tensions.

John McCain until recently said that we had enough troops in Afghanistan and that Iraq was the central front in the war on terror. There is a trade-off in troops between Iraq and Afghanistan in that we cannot increase troops for one country (without even longer duty-tours) until we reduce them...

Just as Brian Williams (NBC) on the ground in Afghanistan was about to break this breaking story yesterday afternoon, he was intrerrupted by more breaking news by Tom Brokaw (NBC News-NY) that Tim Russert suddenly died. The rest of the news cycle concerned itself with Tim's sad and tragically...

I'm finding more evidence each and every day, suggesting that the war in Afghanistan is being artificially prolonged, by funding and aiding the Taliban who are still fighting a guerilla war in Afghanistan 7 years after the invasion. I think the reason for this is that the people who have taken...

By the Taliban, of course. Source. What I found interesting was what the Jihadwatch article pointed out: Made me snicker. Source. Got to ask the informed folks here though, like a commentator asked: That's nice and all, but do they usually do this?

The Lost War is an excellent article that reveals how futile and counterproductive the so-called "War on Drugs" is. This is not to suggest that illicit drugs or drug addiction are harmless, but rather that our punative approach to dealing with them causes more harm than it prevents. Simply put...

Source: AP http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_POLITICS?SITE=PASTR&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT I doubt he meant anything maliciousness but I'm sure it will be the non-issue of the day in the opinion-media.

Christ Almighty, I stand here to invoke the imaginary deity because I can't think of any better way to express my dismay that the President of the United States, who was elected (sort of) to actually run this country, and has the default responsibility especially to run the wars he's started and...

Take a gander at this post, which I think shows just how clueless some of these Loose Changers are: http://z10.invisionfree.com/Loose_Change_Forum/index.php?showtopic=6483 Can you imagine? The US creates a "white paper" and the Taliban looks it over and hands over Osama. Riiight. LOL Lurker

Looks like the President isn't the only one inept at war.

It just seems wrong to pick a fight, then ask someone else to finish it. Of course, we might have been able to finish it ourselves had we not invaded a country completely unrelated to the most devastating terrorist attack on the U.S. Insurgent activity rising in Afghanistan POSTED: 7:48 a.m...

I guess that it's just a coincidence ;) that the request for an extra 'unforeseen' $160 Billion supplemental comes a just few days after the midterm election. I don't think that Bush will be able to use the 'soft on Terrorism' and support our troops spin (yet again) to easily push this one...

The news reports for the last couple of months have all commented on the upsurge in attacks in Afghanistan, and the resurgent power of the Taliban forces. There have been numerous reports of clashes between Taliban fighters, and they generally say something to the effect of "NATO forces kill 43...

Before the illegal war in afghanistan the taliban said we will give u osama if you give us evidence, none was provided. Condo rice said they would produce the evidence yet she never did. The FBI admits there isnt sufficient evidence against saddam to name him as wanted for 911. So my...

This is a first for anyone in the top inner circle. Up to now neither the President, Secretary of State nor Rumsfield have acknowledged this problem in public. More than affect the democratic process, the funds from the sale of heroin go to fund terrorist attacks against civilians, the fledgling...

Who could say what they would be doing if we hadn't liberated them from the evil clutches of the Taliban. Maybe we declared "Mission Accomplished" too early in Afghanistan too? Whoda thunk I'd defend a Christian? ;) __________ "KABUL -- An Afghan man who allegedly converted from Islam to...

Source in Norwegian.

U.S. Congressman block funding for anti-heroin battle in Afghanistan using old helicopters as an excuse while on the same day Jack Straw (U.K) pledges 52 million pounds for the project. The congressman know full well that Rumsfield is opposed to any use of military resources for this purpose...

It's Hash Wednesday? http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2004/12/01/m14a_opiumedit_1201.html

With over 90% of the country under the control of the drug/war lords and narcoterrorists, a breakaway or splinter fraction of the Taliban is back in business in Afghanistan. Bush supporters may remember the Taliban, since the President says he got rid of them. Yeah, but stuff happens...