U.S. Senator Harry Reid Reid: Afghanistan In ‘Pretty Good Shape’ -- From The Hill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday said the military situation in Afghanistan has greatly improved, but that U.S. troops need more resources.
Reid, on a week-long trip to central Asia and Europe with Sens. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), also said he expects American troops will begin drawing down as other countries beef up their personnel contributions to the effort.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Reid said U.S. military leaders didn't provide specific troop numbers but were "pretty clear" that they need more. It is Reid's first trip to Afghanistan, although he has been to Iraq. The trip was not announced until Tuesday for security reasons.
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My Comment: I have been saying in this blog (for the past few months) that the situation in Afghanistan is getting grim. That with Pakistan's frontier areas now under the control of the Taliban, they now have the perfect position to recruit, train, and send their forces into Afghanistan.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters, Reid said U.S. military leaders didn't provide specific troop numbers but were "pretty clear" that they need more. It is Reid's first trip to Afghanistan, although he has been to Iraq. The trip was not announced until Tuesday for security reasons.
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My Comment: I have been saying in this blog (for the past few months) that the situation in Afghanistan is getting grim. That with Pakistan's frontier areas now under the control of the Taliban, they now have the perfect position to recruit, train, and send their forces into Afghanistan. That violence, full scale attacks, and coalition deaths are at an all time high .... and there is no sign that the situation is going to get better. If anything, everything is pointing to a situation that is going to get worse.
Senator Harry Reid believes otherwise.
Cough, cough, cough......
Then again, he said last year that the war in Iraq is lost.
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My Comment: I have been saying in this blog (for the past few months) that the situation in Afghanistan is getting grim. That with Pakistan's frontier areas now under the control of the Taliban, they now have the perfect position to recruit, train, and send their forces into Afghanistan. That violence, full scale attacks, and coalition deaths are at an all time high .... and there is no sign that the situation is going to get better. If anything, everything is pointing to a situation that is going to get worse.
Senator Harry Reid believes otherwise.
Cough, cough, cough......
Then again, he said last year that the war in Iraq is lost.