So now the US general in charge of US/NATO forces in Afghanistan wants more troops "...or (we) will likely face failure". What, does he think he is William Westmoreland and Obama is Johnson. It all sounds familiar to one who lived through the Vietnam War era and was drafted. The problem thou is-to me at least-there is no way to win here. The Afghan people are not going to accept westerners-especially Americans-occupying their land, thus setting us up for a long struggle just to "hold the fort". If we withdraw from the country the corrupt government of Hamid Karzai will fall and the Taliban will most likely return to power, thus allowing the right-wing in this country to yell about "who lost Afghanistan" until the cows come home. Is a lower price for oil going to be worth the lost of American lives and wasted revenue from a treasury that doesn't have enough now to provide for our present needs?
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