Comments on: Update II: War President (EIGHT MORE)

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:21:18 +0000

This just from the NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/world/asia/28intel.html?_r=1&hp

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:13:26 +0000

Matthew Hoh Video

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5427580n&tag=related;photovideo

By: M. B. Moon

M. B. Moon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:56:06 +0000

I have a lovely editor,
Ilana is her name.
I can post the wildest comments
but they’ll always come out tame.

One day she will get tired of me
because I’m such a pain.
But I’ve had my fun
and spoke the truth
(unless I am deranged).

By: Barbara Grant

Barbara Grant — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:27:43 +0000

Andy, yes, thank you and we will be praying.

How could anyone believe that the war in Afghanistan is “winnable?” All they have to do is outlast us, which they surely can. Beltway politicians are bad, but it is probably worse that most Americans have no grasp of history, certainly none of that area, and will believe whatever their “leaders” tell them.

By the way, whatever happened to Scott Ritter? Even though he was proven correct, I didn’t read about him being “rehabilitated” in terms of reputation.

By: Roy Bleckert

Roy Bleckert — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:32:54 +0000

Andy,

A Big Thank You for your service and to you and Matthew for telling us the real story the way you see it on the ground.

God Speed to you and all your colleagues in our Armed Forces.

By: michel cloutier

michel cloutier — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:37:33 +0000

Reading Mr.Pauli’s excellent comment, I cannot but remember how vilified, denounced as traitors were those who dared say 9/11 was payback for all those tons of American ordnance dropped over countries that never directly attacked of even threaten America? Does anybody have a list of these countries? No need to go further back than 1945. On top of that, add all the names of those American men and women in uniform dying needlessly. Makes you wonder who the real ‘traitors’ are.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:39 +0000

Let’s see – 15 Saudis and a few others, living for years in Europe and America, hijacked some airplanes. Next thing, we overthrow the Taliban government since they would not hand over Bin Laden. Then we go after Saddam Hussein to stop a mushroom cloud from engulfing us. Then we go after random bucktooth Pushtun local tribesmen because the Taliban sometimes pass through their mountain valleys. THIS NEVER STOPS! And the “bipartisan” foreign policy establishment has supported this idiotic interventionism all along. Keep in mind that the US was never attacked FROM Afghanistan or Iraq!
Today, a Foreign Service Officer resigned over our Afghanistan policy – claiming that we are FEEDING the insurgency and FIGHTING the insurgency at the same time.

This is a good read for those who give a **** about the people dying over there:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/…/AR2009102603394.html

Tip O’ Neill said “All politics are local” but the Washington geniuses think every village in Afghanistan is just like America.

LBJ thought going into Vietnam was stupid but went in anyway, resulting in 58,000 Americans and 4 million Indochinese dead because otherwise the Republicans would raise political hell for him! That’s the OINKVILLE political mentality.

By: Steve Hogan

Steve Hogan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:57:08 +0000

It bears repeating: these wars are undeclared, unconstitutional, immoral and unwinnable. We are the aggressors, and the nations we are fighting are in no way a threat to our national security. These are wars of choice, not of defense. As such, those who prosecute these wars are criminals, and should be treated accordingly.

By: George Pal

George Pal — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:44:05 +0000

The Prince, Machiavelli said, is contemptible when he is considered “fickle, frivolous, effeminate, mean-spirited, irresolute”. So much contemptible out and about (they even hand out Nobels for it now) yet so little contempt to confront it, and yet, to despair is a sin.

By: Brown Shirt

Brown Shirt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:02:15 +0000

It made no sense then and continues to make no sense now why we are in either arena.
With the advent of renewalable energy sources just around the corner, we’ll finally be able to justify with cause an all out assault on the Saudies.