Obama Should Boost Troops in Afghanistan

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I think that we have to try and get population account per area in Afaghanistan Town before entering it with any military troops. This way we might figure out if Talaban is missing to plan attack ambush on troops. In addition, if going into large Afaghanistan mountain areas we need to have constant air support for military troops on the ground. U.S. also should also not attempt to move infantry into areas that have not been scouted for several weeks, in order to avoid mines or ambush attacks.

Michael Cioce of NY 11:38AM October 06, 2009

What the liberal don't want to take responsibility for is that because of the saber rattling by your Acorn attorney last fall(in effect tipping off Al Qaeda)the task in Afghanistan will be more difficult-not impossible.Your fool has now set the stage for a multi lateral move against the West on all fronts.The liberal's hope is that by stalling the arrival of more troops, a slow bleed will become the hemorrhage a latter day Cronkite would exploit to turn American opinion negative.How stupid do they think we are?

"Evil Right Wing Blogger" of TX 4:31AM September 21, 2009

But these chickens have been running around with their heads cut off anyway.
The Bush Chickenhawks retreated from Afghanistan before the job was done, leaving to start an optional war in Irag and waste trillions there.
Now the gutless whiners (aka the rightwing nuts) are quitting the fight faster than Palin could quit Alaska.
Can you spell Spineless?

Hank of TN 12:57AM September 13, 2009

How can we stabilize Pakistan? We have neither the financial nor the military reserves to perform this operation. On top of all this, how would we move into Pakistan. We cannot handle the Iraq and Afghanistan problem that we already have. That is two very dangerous military fronts. Do we want to add a third. Besides, what would the Pakistan army think about our actions inside their nation?

Raymond J. Smith, Jr of TX 10:14PM September 12, 2009

If this extremist wacko author does not know why Bush invaded Iraq then perhaps she can tell me why Clinton killed 500,000 Iraqi Children with Sanctions? Link is to 60 Minutes interview where Secretary Albright Admitted to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbIX1CP9qr4

Dennis D of NJ 9:09PM September 11, 2009

After years of listening to leftists make stupid statements such as
1) Bush had no Exit Plan. ( Where is the Obama exit plan for Afghan?>
2) Bush created more terrorists by killing terrorists? Obama is not killing anyone? Dozens of Afghan civilians killed in one attack last week
3) Terrorism is a police issue not military,. ( As we speak Obama is discussing sending 40,000 more troops. Not the LA Police Department.
Lets be honest. Obama is a Chickenhawk.

Dennis D of NJ 9:06PM September 11, 2009

After years of listening to leftists make stupid statements such as
1) Bush had no Exit Plan. ( Where is the Obama exit plan for Afghan?>
2) Bush created more terrorists by killing terrorists? Obama is not killing anyone? Dozens of Afghan civilians killed in one attack last week
3) Terrorism is a police issue not military,. ( As we speak Obama is discussing sending 40,000 more troops. Not the LA Police Department.
Lets be honest. Obama is a Chickenhawk.

Dennis D of NJ 9:06PM September 11, 2009

Does Bonnie think the murder of an Anti Abortion activist was terrorism as was her ridiculous claim after Tillers murder?

Dennis D of NJ 9:02PM September 11, 2009

Who cares about Bush's reasons (fact and ficition) for going into Iraq. Bottom line; waste of US resources in order to make money. We have to drop some bombs on somebody so we can buy more.
I am still waiting on another reponse other than FBI to terrorists attacks. Bush used us, plan and simple. Without retribution on his mind do you think he would have went in based on your facts. I doubt it. Without retribution why would he care anyway? We prop up him and others just like him all the time.

MIT of GA 5:35PM September 11, 2009

Continue to call the Obama Administration Failures as the socialist liberal cries in pain with each and every common sense American who addresses this pure fact. You liberal socialist Democrats are a Failure. And we are only in the First 200 plus days. Jimmy Carter has taken a back seat to the new leader as the worst and most incompetent leader and administration ever, Obama. The military has no guidance as more men are dying now than in any month during the Bush years.They have no clue what to do. Obamacare is a failure and he has created more Debt in 200 days than all the Presidents combined. I call this Leadership, Obama .Why would anyone want to serve this administration where corruption is the soup of every day, Failures!! Fox news is the only news to report the truth tune in!!

Stanley Stuart feingold of NY 11:04PM September 10, 2009