VALLEY GREENS - U.S. Army Sgt. Colin Unverzagt provides security after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with other soldiers during an operation in Afghanistan's Khost province, April 23, 2010. The operation is being conducted to reintroduce a coalition presence, help Afghan forces clear the Shembowat Valley and communicate with village elders in the province. The soldiers are assigned to 101st Airborne Division's Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jeffrey AlexanderU.S. Military Growing Concerned With Obama's Afghan Policy -- Sara A. Carter, Washington Examiner
The Obama administration's plan to begin an Afghanistan withdrawal in 2011 is creating growing friction inside the U.S. military, from the halls of the Pentagon to front-line soldiers who see it as a losing strategy.
Critics of the plan fear that if they speak out, they will be labeled "pariahs" unwilling to back the commander in chief, said one officer who didn't want to be named. But in private discussions, soldiers who are fighting in Afghanistan, or recently returned from there, questioned whether it is worth the sacrifice and risk for a war without a clear-cut strategy to win.
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My Comment: Everyone that I know who is "in the business" tells me the same thing. To have a real impact in Afghanistan, we must contemplate staying there for many more years .... more troops .... more monies and resources.
Sighhh ... that is not going to happen .... and our allies and our enemies know that.