Afghanistan is Nam for the SOLDIERS

The Times: Reports on the low spirits of US soldiers in Afghanistan. If one takes Afghanistan out and replaces it with Vietnam the War in Afghanistan for the soldiers has direct indications of Vietnam. At its essence is that the enemy can never really be taken prisoner or destroyed, it like drowning slowly, the solders are in a constant war that they cant win. That's why Afghanistan policy is nightmare, what ever you do soldiers will die, its the same problems LBJ had over Vietnam, no matter what policy is in place it will never be enough and sooner or later the War will destroy your Presidency, it happened to LBJ it will happen to President Obama. If one is being objective about Afghanistan, one could happily walk away but one is left with Pakistan, if Pakistan did not have the bomb one could walk away from that country also, in fact the the USA did after USSR was forced out of Afghanistan. The problem is that once the USA left Afghanistan after the USSR left, the Taliban took over and then we had Al Qaeda thus 9/11 and the death of three thousand people. The Taliban in control of a nuclear armed Pakistan, would make Vietnam,Iraq, and Iran look happy hour at the local. Thus the spirits of the soldiers might be in the toilet, the casualty rate is going through the roof, the Kabul Government is bent, the US public is going wobbly, VP Biden thinks this Vietnam all over again, President Obama cant leave Afghanistan, if he does wobble folks buy a nuclear bunker, because Obama will make you wish for Jimmy Carter back in the Presidency.

We are NICE - Taliban!!

Guardian: Reports that the Taliban of Afghanistan have stated that they are not a threat to the West. Lets see why would the Taliban make such a statement, would it be because they know that President Obama is looking for a way out of Afghanistan, that he has sold out Poland, Czech Republic, why not the good decent people of Afghanistan. Obama is WEAK, from the latest news story in the Liberal New York Times, it can be seen that the Biden camp is doing a subtle PR job on Obama. Obama has not taken on his left wing, he is afraid, thus if your the Ukraine don't expect any support from Obama he is to afraid of Russia. Also Iran you can go nuclear, Obama does not have the guts to take you on, he is more interested in pandering to the left wing of the Democratic Party. It should be noted that the great American President, Ronald Reagan was willing to take on his Conservative wing, when Reagan and Gorbachev buried the Cold War the right in the USA accused Reagan of being soft on the USSR. In your dreams can you see Obama taking on his left wing, this side of New Labour winning the next election.

No Other Choice Mr President - WP

The Washington Post: Has an interesting Editorial on the Obama search for a policy in Afghanistan, in essence the the The Washington Post is stating that Obama does not have a choice, he can only win by following the McChrystal plan. Any different plan the WP writes would " repeat the strategic errors of the Bush administration...... It likely would mean accepting hundreds more deaths of U.S. and allied troops in the next year...." Thus should President Obama follow the Biden plan this blog will go out for the UK to get its troops out of Afghanistan. If Obama does not have the backbone to support his troops in the fox holes of Afghanistan then the UK should not lose one of its Armed Forces Personnel in Afghanistan, we should get out yesterday. The Obama Administration has shown a weakness that is hard to imagine without thinking of Neville Chamberlain. Thus lets see the details of the new Obama plan for Afghanistan, if its some muddle on Afghanistan, a half way house, this is how to lose a War. Also more attacks on Al Qaeda in Pakistan could bring down the secular government, does Obama want to hand over Pakistan to the Taliban of Pakistan.

Biden WINNING Afghan Policy ?

The New York Times: An article that gives the impression that VP Biden is winning the debate in the Obama Administration as to the future of Afghanistan, the NYT writes the following, " by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing that the Taliban in Afghanistan do not pose a direct threat to the.... ( USA ) " As the NYT points out this view of the Taliban as not a long term threat to the USA is being countered by both Secretaries of State and Defence. If President follows the Biden advice the Taliban and Al Qaeda will throw the biggest party in Afghan history. The lack of resolve if this action would tell Iran that Obama does not have the backbone to deal with them, thus they can go nuclear, Israel will have to hit Iran, also Poland and the Czech Republic would know that if Russia tried to increase their area of influence to Poland and the Czech Republic the Obama Administration would sell them out. Lets hope this article is a Biden spin job, otherwise the USA has just elected Neville Chamberlain to be President till 2012. At least after Jimmy Carter the USA got Ronald Reagan, who on the Republic side can fill the shoes of the Gipper, by 2012 the USA will need a leader. Also by the extension of drone attacks in Pakistan the USA could place Pakistan under threat of the Taliban of Pakistan.