Obama will send tens of thousands more troops to Afghanistan?

Why do you ask these questions? You know he is going to send more troops, and then escalate into Pakistan. He is the War President after Bush... A liar, snake in the grass, lover of the US Kilitary Machine... Not doubt his decision will be the end of Obama in the next election.. .. that is if Bush doesn't help him steal that one too..

The Rev.

A pipeline through a troubled land -- interesting read:)!

yeah, but he won a Peace Prize...I am still wondering what for?

Thanks for commenting nilishai.

Obama in all likelyhood would continue to make the mistakes his precedor made.If military generals are living in fool's paradise ,no one can flush them out.

Deployment of Forty thousand or even Four hundred thousand troops can not bring victory to US imperialists in 5th.Afghan war.If victory means total annihilation and destruction and devastation,results desired by US military-industrial complex may be acheived at an enormous cost to already dwindling prestige of US empire.

"We learn from history that men have never learnt from history",Aldous Huxley.US imperialists are no exception.

thank you for commenting kidwai. 

I'd like to point out (and you military and ex-military folk out there should already be aware of this) that if 40,000 troops are being sent to Afghanistan, those are the COMBAT troops. (ie, marines and soldiers with rifles, air force pilots, etc) Those do not include the "non-combantants" we send in support capacity (maintainers, personnel, finance, etc).  So, for 40,000 combat troops you gotta figure the actual number of extra American men and women on Afghan soil is going to be closer to 100,000 or so (latest I was told was 120,000, but that was just one Chief's opinion).

Just thought it was something people should be reminded of. 

And now on to the opinion portion of my post:

Afghanistan has had a long, horrid history with foreign occupations, Taliban, and domestic and foreign terrorism.  At some point these people need to take responsibility for their own country and stop expecting the US to fix their problems.  We helped kick out the Russians (which, ironically, brought in the Taliban....d'oh) but now I think it's time for Afghani's to do their own kicking. 

Just my 2 cents.

More News On Afghanistan

Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops -- AP
White House: No Afghanistan troop decision made -- CNN
White House says no final decision yet on Afghanistan -- AFP
White House: No Af-Pak Announcement Likely Until After President Returns from Asia -- ABC News
Afghans React To Possible U.S. Troop Surge -- Voice of America

Fighting in north Afghanistan kills 130 insurgents -- AP
Afghan, NATO forces kill 133 militants -- China View
NATO, Afghan police seize tons of bomb material -- AP
NATO hopes to boost training teams in Afghanistan -- AP
Withdrawal from Musa Qala a mistake, say Black Watch -- Times Online
Allied forces ‘may abandon most of northern Helmand’ -- Times Online
U.S., Afghans Target Taliban Region -- Wall Street Journal
French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley -- NPR
French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley -- AP
Bodies of 6 UK war dead return from Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
TV footage shows Afghan insurgents with US ammo -- Yahoo News/AP
Commanders given four weeks to question Taliban suspects -- The Telegraph
British forces given extra time to hold Afghan insurgents -- The Guardian
For Taliban Fighters, a Fading Memorial -- New York Times

Troops in Afghanistan fight swine flu amid war -- AP
Afghanistan ill-prepared for swine flu -- L.A. Times
To Afghanistan's many problems, now add the flu -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Swine flu in Afghanistan -- UPI Asia

Japan Pledges $5 Billion in New Afghan Aid -- New York Times
US, Germany Press Afghan President on Reform -- Voice of America
UN declares Afghan election "credible, legitimate" -- Reuters
U.N. retreat after rigged elections leaves Afghans jittery -- McClatchy News
US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan's Karzai -- AP

US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 836 -- New York Times

Thanks for this snuffy.

As I anticiapted in the Afghanistan Decision post, the Great Compromiser, Obama, will embark on a politically correct, half-baked strategy to nowhere from which we will eventually seek a hasty retreat with robots firing in all directions.

YJ

Dum, de dum dum,          dum.

More News On Afghanistan

3 Top Obama Advisers Favor Adding Troops in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Obama considering 4 options for Afghanistan, sources say -- CNN
White House: Obama weighs 4 options in Afghanistan -- AP
Obama in Afghan troop level talks -- BBC
Obama, War Council to Review Afghanistan Troop Options -- L.A. Times
Obama narrowing Afghanistan options -- Chicago Tribune
Decision day looms for Obama's troop dilemma -- The Independent
Obama Looking for 'Off-Ramps' Out of Afghanistan -- ABC News
Obama Aides Accuse Pentagon of Pressuring President Over Afghanistan -- The Telegraph

Poll: Opinion split with Obama's wait on Afghanistan decision -- CNN
Afghans Optimistic Despite U.S. Public Opinion -- Newsweek

US wants more Nato troops for new Afghanistan surge -- Times Online
British PM Defends Military Mission in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
In Afghanistan, Taliban Surpasses al-Qaeda -- Washington Post
Gorbachev: U.S. Should Withdraw From Afghanistan -- The Atlantic
Body of Missing U.S. Soldier Found in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Body of missing US troop found in Afghanistan: NATO -- AFP
Suicide attack kills two in Afghanistan: officer -- AFP
TV footage shows Afghan insurgents with US ammo -- AP
Bomb Material Cache Uncovered in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Massive A’stan Haul: 500,000 Pounds of Bomb-Making Material -- The Danger Room
NATO seizes bomb-making materials in Afghanistan -- AP
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 11 -- Reuters

Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan -- NPR
Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Spinal, traumatic brain injuries among US troops rise with violence in Afghanistan -- Washington Examiner

War, poverty and pestilence blight Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan Losing Fight Against H1N1 Flu -- CBS News
War, poverty and now flu blight Afghanistan -- Dawn

Karzai to be inaugurated Nov 19 -- AFP
Afghan president to be sworn in Nov 19 - ministry -- Reuters
Abdullah backs US reform call in Afghanistan -- AFP

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 836 -- Washington Post/AP

Commentaries And Opinions

Vietnam Myths Haunt Afghanistan -- Washington Times editorial
Too early to sign the death warrant -- Brian Stewart, CBC
Are We Lucky to Have Hamid Karzai? -- Atlantic Wire
The Cost of Dithering -- Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan, Weekly Standard opinion

Thank you snuffysmith:)

Obama Receives New Afghan Option -- Wall Street Journal

'Hybrid' Compromise Would Combine Troops, Trainers to Hold Back Taliban and Boost Local Military

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday will consider a new compromise plan for adding troops to Afghanistan that would deploy 30,000 to 35,000 new forces, including as many as 10,000 military trainers, over the next year or more.

The new scenario combines reinforcements for fighting Taliban insurgents with trainers aimed at rapidly increasing the size and capabilities of Afghan troops to take on more operations themselves. It wouldn't aim to eliminate the Taliban, but weaken it until Afghan forces can secure major population centers themselves.

Read more ....

I.m presently reading a book by an Emergency Room doctor that was on one of the forward Observation Bases with a Canadian Infantry Company.  He said that the Afghan National Army as of May 2008 was starting to be able to take on missions by themselves without NATO's help.

The approach that the Wall Street Journal is advocating was the initial intent of NATO.  The strategy combines Diplomacy with Development and Security.  The intent would be to teach Afghans how to have an effective government, while Government and Non Government Organizations work on reconstruction and the military provides the necessary security.

Reconstruction

We know the goals of the military, their capabilities and their role in security.  But I would like to hear more about what reconstruction of the economy is going to consist of, methods of implementation strategies and how its going to redirect the economy away from the opium trade and into real infrastructure building that will provide jobs for Afghani people and build a sustainable economy now and for their future. 

As long as opium continues to be the job source for villagers and the cash crop funding the resistence, how can U.S. and NATO efforts for economic stability advance beyond what exists today, which requires continual military security that looks like a perpetual state of marshall law.