Afghanistan was the Dems' favorite war when they were out of power and in "the speech business".
It's a lot different now, specially since Pres BO committed 30,000 troops.
What's going wrong over there?
First, where are all of those "madly in love with BO Euros" and their troops?
Remember the days when the NATO countries told us that they were turned off by the Texas cowboy?
What's up now? Why aren't we seeing NATO troops other than Canada, the UK and the US?
Second, Pres BO made a huge mistake by telling the enemy that we would begin withdrawing in the summer of 2011.
How can NATO troops cut deals when the locals suspect that we are going home?
What happens when the locals understand that the Taleban will settle scores after we leave? Cut their heads off? Rape their daughters? Kill their sons?
The Wash Post has a message for Pres BO and all of the confusion coming out of this administration:
"One is the uncertainty created by President Obama's stipulation that U.S. troop withdrawals begin in July 2011 -- which seems to have caused many Afghans to conclude that American power and influence will quickly recede after the coming year.
The second, related to the first, is the administration's lack of a clear definition of the political end-state it seeks -- other than a set of conditions that will allow U.S. troops to withdraw without handing a new sanctuary to al-Qaeda."
Unlike a lot of Dems, we supported Pres BO's decision to send the troops and get serious about finishing Al Qaeda, the Taleban and whatever else is a threat to our national security over there.
We want to see "a little Bush in BO".
In other words, we want the locals to understand that we are there to stay and finish the job.
It worked in Iraq! Let's do it in Afghanistan.
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