Trudy Rubin: Afghanistan Is No Iraq
A splendid summary of where we are in Afghanistan and what needs to be done according to a highly credible source.
By the way, for all of you who want to rattle the saber and say we need a military solution or nothing, check this out. If we had the proper size force in Afghanistan, we would be some 327,000 strong. The only way you get to that number (without bankrupting ourselves even more than we are) is to draft. Other countries aren't coming to the rescue with the numbers we need.
Read and enjoy at the link below.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20090222_Worldview__Afghanistan_is_no_Iraq__except_it_requires_a_calculated_strategy.html
By the way, for all of you who want to rattle the saber and say we need a military solution or nothing, check this out. If we had the proper size force in Afghanistan, we would be some 327,000 strong. The only way you get to that number (without bankrupting ourselves even more than we are) is to draft. Other countries aren't coming to the rescue with the numbers we need.
Read and enjoy at the link below.
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20090222_Worldview__Afghanistan_is_no_Iraq__except_it_requires_a_calculated_strategy.html
Posted by Larry Bradley at 4/9/2009 10:59 PM 
Categories: National Defense, Politics
Tags: David Kilcullen Pakistan surge Trudy Rubin War Iraq Afghanistan
Categories: National Defense, Politics
Tags: David Kilcullen Pakistan surge Trudy Rubin War Iraq Afghanistan
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