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Obama: Too soon for yet more troops in Afghanistan

World May. 17, 2009 - 12:29PM JST ( 8 )

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timorborderMay. 17, 2009 - 05:54PM JST

It never too early to increase troop numbers. Go on Barack, introduce the draft and blow out the US national debt even further.
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sailwindMay. 17, 2009 - 08:44PM JST

Obama said he wrestled with his options before making the decision in February to order a surge of troops.

I'd call the way Obama's conducting the war on terror as pretty much the same as Bush conducted it. I'm calling his approach 'Bush Lite' he just talks prettier than Bush ever did but I sure the heck don't see any real difference, I hope his surge works, he has a pretty good model to follow in the way Bush handled his own surge in Iraq.
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SargeMay. 17, 2009 - 09:07PM JST

"before deciding whether more troops are needed"

More U.S. troops? How about getting the rest of the world to take some responsibility here?

"he ( Obama ) just talks prettier than Bush ever did"

With Bush, you knew exactly where he stood. With Obama, you never know what he's gonna say or do next.
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WilliBMay. 17, 2009 - 09:39PM JST

So now he is getting second thoughts about the wisdom of his own great idea which he touted before?

Better late than never...
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WolfpackMay. 17, 2009 - 10:50PM JST

Obama was against the surge when he predicted it would be a failure, then was grudingly for it after it succeeded; now he is apparently hedging his bets on his own surge policy in Afghanistan after he ordered it. He is an amateur and confused.
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yabitsMay. 17, 2009 - 11:07PM JST

The simple fact is that the United States does not and never has had control of the events in Iraq and Afghanistan. US power is very seductive and has served only to draw itself into quagmire after quagmire.

If there wasn't a chance for a certain influential segment of the US society to profit madly from war, we would not be over there very long.

With Bush, you knew exactly where he stood.

Yes, like when he was against nation-building in places like Afghanistan before he came out for it.
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likeitisMay. 17, 2009 - 11:33PM JST

Has anybody seen the goal post?
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WilliBMay. 18, 2009 - 12:46AM JST

likeitis:

" Has anybody seen the goal post? "

Nope. Obamas dream is just naive as Bushes. The only difference is the attitude of the media -- from hysterical hatred to devoted swooning.