USA critical of UK in Afghanistan

The Times: Reports that the USA is critical of our actions in Afghanistan. If the USA thinks we are doing a bad job why don't we just leave, we are fighting and dying in Afghanistan, if we are seen as a weak link we should should get out of Afghanistan. Let the USA take over all combat operations in Afghanistan, please President Bush or Obama ask us to leave the bloody place.

NYT Attacking General Petraeus

The New York Times: The Left and Liberal Times has a go at General Petraeus, the Hero of the Iraq success, it writes a favourable article on the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs who opposed the Bush Surge in Iraq, but states the following on Petraeus and the Chairman, " ( The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs* )....could be more influential in an Obama administration than he has been in the Bush administration, where he has been overshadowed by the success and showmanship of Gen. David H. Petraeus,...." The Liberal Times will never forgive General Petraeus for winning in Iraq, the Times wanted to lose in Iraq as they hate President George W. Bush. Lets hope Obama has better judgement that the Times or its going to be a very long four years.

* My Introduction

Afghanistan Surge by the UK

BBC News: Reports that another three hundred soldiers are going to Afghanistan, the total of British Forces in Country will reach eight thousand and three hundred next year. It is expect that after January 20th 2009 the Obama Administration will ask the UK to send an extra 1700 troops to Afghanistan. It should be clear to UK PM Gordon Brow that he has to say NO. What about our fellow Allied Countries in NATO. The PM should say No, the British are paying a high price already, it time Europe got off its backside and help it Allies. PM Brown should follow the example of Harold Wilson who supported LBJ over Vietnam but did not send troops, we had to send troops due to 9/11 but we are paying the price is the blood of hour heroic soldiers, thus no more troops and an EXIT route please in the near future.

Death in Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports on the death of another British Soldier in Combat in Afghanistan. The Death toll for this bloody war is now 133. The total will go up, as stated many times in this blog what is the EXIT route out of Afghanistan. In the Imperial Days we used to send a plane over and drop the odd bomb, at least that would remove the threat to our troops, also we didn't lose any planes when we had No Fly Zones over Iraq.

Xmas Dr Who

I was watching clips of the BBC shows on BBC 1 at Xmas Time. The reel of clips has moments from the Xmas Dr Who. I wonder did any else notice that one clip had an actor wearing the same costume as the Master had in the mid 1970s. The clip could have been from another show but it could be from Dr Who, is the Master Back?

Who is POTUS ?

The New York Times: Reports on the unusual position of Robert Gates, US Defence Secretary, having two masters to keep happy, Bush 43 till January 20th 2009, and the incoming President Obama. It would be interesting if Bush 43 decided to attack Iran before he left office, would Gates tell Obama if Bush didn't want him to know. Bush 43 will not attack Iran, he will leave Iran to Obama, Iran could also define the Obama Presidency, will Obama prevent Iran becoming a nuclear power. Read of the Day.

Goodbye Afghanistan

BBC News: Reports on the last visit by President George W. Bush to Afghanistan as President of the United States of America. The War in Afghanistan and Iraq has defined the Bush Presidency, the War in Iraq is over, it will become a low level conflict for the Obama Administration. The War in Afghanistan could define the Obama Administration, with the Obama surge next year the War in Afghanistan will become Obama's War. The problem for Obama is that you have Pakistan as a neighbour, the terrorists have free access over the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. If the surge fails in Afghanistan and it can be argued that it cant work given the different conditions of geography and politics then what Iraq did for Bush could happen to Obama. In running a Presidential Campaign you run on poetry, a government is about prose, can Obama be a poet and a writer, they don't often combine in the arts. The folks just might miss Bush when he is gone next year.