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Bodwick
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 Posted - 18 Feb 2009 : 00:18:58
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Good to see Obama tackling Afghanistan. I'm sure this will help stabilise the area.
I was worried for a while that he might pull back rather than push forward.
Lucky Bush is gone or this sort of thing might have caused an upset.
Backed by the US secret airbases in Pakistan things are looking good for the region.
Obama orders thousands of U.S. troops to Afghanistan
President Barack Obama, in his first major military decision, has authorized the Pentagon to send an extra 17,000 troops to Afghanistan to tackle worsening insurgent violence, the White House said on Tuesday.
"This increase is necessary to stabilise a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which has not received the strategic attention, direction and resources it urgently requires," Obama said in a written statement.
As a presidential candidate, Obama promised to focus more attention on the war in Afghanistan, where Taliban militants and other insurgents have stepped up their campaign of violence in the past two years.
"The decision was communicated to the Pentagon yesterday. The orders were signed today," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters travelling with Obama in Denver.
The 17,000 troops include an Army brigade equipped with Stryker armoured vehicles, a Marine expeditionary brigade and support personnel, officials said.
The forces are part of an anticipated U.S. troop build-up that could expand the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan to 60,000 troops, from a current 38,000, in coming months.
There are also some 30,000 troops from NATO nations attempting to stabilise Afghanistan.
The announcement comes while the White House is still conducting a broad review of U.S. policy on Afghanistan.
The deployment provides two of three extra combat brigades requested by top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Army General David McKiernan.
Most of the extra forces are expected to be sent to southern Afghanistan, where a shortage of U.S. and NATO troops face an intensifying Taliban insurgency.
(Additional reporting by David Morgan in Washington and Caren Bohan in Denver, editing by Vicki Allen)
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.
-- Robert A. Heinlein The Notebooks of Lazarus Long |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 18 Feb 2009 : 00:37:51
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Bod
After 911, the world, the international community put the support behind the americans. While USA had hidden agenda to establish a base in the region, where in the middle of oil/natural gas resources, China, India, Pakistan for the long term strategic objective in order to face China. It was valid reason that the move to go to Afghanistan to fight off Taliban/Al-Kaida was fair in order to fight with the terrorism.
Then they mess up everything when they invaded Iraq. The task is now more difficult than before. Because, the mistakes done make the war became 'crusade'.
The action in Afghanistan had wild support from the international community. First of all, NATO was behind this. Once there are nato troops under Turkish Command which make the efforts more diverse. It was not only 'crusades against islam', it is actually general community is fighting with terrorist/extremist groups. Even Iran had provided indirect support to fight against Taliban.
I am hoping USA is successful on the mission in Afghanistan, but also, it is important to fix the mistake they have done in other areas in middleeast, particularly blind support of Israel on palestine problem.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Bodwick
United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Feb 2009 : 01:32:51
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Hi Turk,
It would be good to see Iraq in a better condition. It's getting there slowly but too slowly for me.
30 years ago I had dealings with an insurance company called Iraq Re. I'm not sure how long it will take to get back to the point they were at 30 years ago! I live in hope that all will be well one day.
But hey, this is an Afghani thread. Your not trying to hijack it are you...lol...
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.
-- Robert A. Heinlein The Notebooks of Lazarus Long |
Edited by - Bodwick on 18 Feb 2009 01:33:37 |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 18 Feb 2009 : 03:14:12
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Bod
No. You are not on my list yet. Watch out. :)
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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