W's other war... another one that was lost before it began, thanks to the "Rumsfeld Doctrine": "Just enough troops to lose."
Even senior Republican senators are now admitting this:
"Let’s not Rumsfeld Afghanistan. Let’s don’t do this thing on the cheap. Let’s have enough combat power and engagement across the board to make sure we’re successful. And quite frankly, we all have got a lot of ground to make up."Yep - even senior Republican senators now admit that W & Rummy screwed up Afghanistan - and warn against continuing to "Rumsfeld" Afghanistan.
[Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) -member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee - on Face the Nation, 9 Aug 2009]
Only problem is, Humpty Dumpty has already fallen off that wall.
I'm not sure what "victory" in Afghanistan means just now - but whatever it is, I don't see it being attained at anything approaching a reasonable, "worth it" cost starting today.
Why not declare victory and go home?
Stop the madness!
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