It’s now taken longer for Barack Obama to evaluate General McChrystal’s plan than it took George W. Bush to overthrow the Taliban after the September 11 attacks. From The Decider to The Ditherer:
President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Uh huh, good luck with that. The Afghan government doesn’t have tens of billions in oil money to prop up its security forces, and the main source of revenue for Afghans is still, stupidly, only permitted by our enemies.
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With all due respect, I believe you are comparing apples and oranges here, Dave. You’re almost pushing the Man on the Moon Fallacy, in fact.
Also, I think it is the President’s prerogative to ask for a better answer. I actually find that refreshing. There is something very intelligent, in fact, about asking the question, What exactly are we propping up here, and why? (Remember Vietnam, and stuff?)
Dave, it’s very easy to destroy — ask any guerrilla commander. Building? Much dicier.
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