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Military leaders say war in Afghanistan should continue
Brunei News.Net
Wednesday 30th September, 2009
Top US military leaders have stated their support for the current strategy in Afghanistan.
The commander of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, the head of the regional Central Command, General David Petraeus, and the top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, have endorsed the counter-insurgency strategy now being carried out in the Afghan war.
The three officers were part of a review of war strategy at the White House on Wednesday, to give advice to President Barack Obama who has to decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan.
The Pentagon has said the leaders prefer the current strategy to another that has been put forward, suggesting a smaller-scale mission focused on hunting down al-Qaeda figures.
The small-scale case, being debated in Washington and linked to Vice President Joe Biden, relies more on a smaller US force to prevent al-Qaeda from using Afghanistan as a base; hunting down al-Qaeda or Taliban leaders and increasing drone raids over Pakistan.
The current counter-insurgency program requires large numbers of troops involved in protecting villages and nation re-building work.
There are more than 100,000 foreign forces in Afghanistan, including about 65,000 American troops.  Email this story to a friend
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secret slave
09-30-09, 09:51 PM |
US military leaders go with current Afghan strategy
salaam,
Pentagon adores that fig leaf garden verison because it was no olive branch garden verison.
feeamanellaah
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Afghan Baloch Think-tank.
10-01-09, 06:52 AM |
"Baloch card"....rescue for Nato forces in afghanistan.
"Baloch card” ... rescue for Nato forces in Afghanistan.
Khan Jan Baloch Posted on 9/30/2009 8:23:45 PM msgId:31132
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The present troubled political scenario
in Afghanistan, in which Talibans/al-quida (read Pakistani Military), are overwhelming NATO/ISAF forces in Afghanistan, should be taken very seriously. This dilema needs a “robust Change Policy” both militarily and politicaly in AfPak sphere of politics, not only in Afghanistan but also in Pakistan.
Only the retarded minded personalities trust
a thief to appoint him/her to guard the treasury.
The same example applies to Pakistan, who is the proven god-father of Talibans/Al-quida but was included to “fight against terrorism”. The matter of the fact is that Pakistan is a terrorist State. She is terrorizing her own citizens for the last 62 years
and is promoting terrorism in her neighbouring countries including the western democratic lands.
Dont´t forgett that Pro-talibani Pakistani Military
has inflicted more crimes against humanity and used chemical bombs on Baloch than Saddam Hussain did against Kurds in Northern Iraq.
Again, it is accepted by Pakistan that Talibans are his future assets. It is clear that Pakistan
endeavours, with the help of Iran, Saudi-arabia and
potentially from China and Russia, to expell NATO and other forces from Afghanistan and day dreams to instal an oppressive Talibani Government in Afghanistan to massacre not only the ethnic minorities in both Pakistan and Afghanistan but also in the streets of the cities of Europe, Russia, United States and other democratic States.
It`s absurd to appease Pakistan with billions of
dollars with the hope to avert the Talibani take over of the nuclear bombs of Pakistan. This “fear-card"used
by Pakistan, should be ignored as the Nuclear bombs are already in the hands of Talibans who are using the Pakistani military caps presently.
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it
will eat him, at last." ..... Sir Winston Churchil.
Further more, Pakistani Army was defeated in Afghanistan by NATO forces. Pakistani brutal forces took “time-out” to confront the American forces in future, for which they played a cat and mouse play.
They played double games by fooling the American to
get dollers which helped them to strengthen Talibans
i.e. Pakistani Army and various insurgency groups in Afghanistan. The mentors of Pakistani Army provided
lessons about the tactics to lay insurgency against
the Soviet Army. With practical experience on the ground, now the mouse has been strong enough to be
caught by the cat (Americans)in Afghanistan
Now, it`s a full fledged war which is taking place in
Afghanistan. The war which is daily bread for some and death and destruction for the others. Pakistani
Talibans (Pakistani Military), War Lords of Afghanistan,narcotic smugglers and potentially the
American lobbyists are benefiting from the war while
tax-payers of western civilisation, western soldiers
on the ground in Afghanistan, the ethnic minorities
in both Afghanistan and Pakistan are loosing their
lives, properities and above of all their future freedom.
The future freedom of the western civilisation is at
stake. The Indians are in shock and American are in
the state of utmost fear for their future and they
accept their potential... forced exit from Afghanistan.
We think the bright, intellectual minds of the Generals of NATO/ISAF forces in Afghanistan and
the leaders of the civilian Governments of Western
countries of the World have not forgotten the fact
tat they won the war in Afghanistan by approaching the “Northern Alliance” in the beginning. The same case was in Iraq.Unitd States of America approached to Kurds to defeat Sadam Hussain.
In the same way, it is inevitable for the NATO/ISAF
forces to make alliance with the Balochs in Balochistan to defeat Talibans/Al-quida and thier
god-father.....Pakistani Army. Why Ann Petersson,
the American Ambessador in Islamabad, laments about
the nonavailability of their men in Balochistan?
A Baloch leader stated that, “Don`t be scared from the Pakistani “fear-card” like Indians but be bold to extend the hand of friendship to Balochs, to the Baloch Freedom Fighters(Sarmachars)."
With Baloch help, the Talibans can surely be defeated. Balochistan should be declared
a no-fly zone for Pakistani/Irani/Chinese Jet-fighters. All Pakistani forces should be forced to evacute from Balochistan who support the Talibans. “Sarmachars” - Baloch Freedom Fighters - should be entrusted the job to protect the borders between Balochistan and Afghanistan to deny the entry to Talibans to cross the border. An alliance with Balochs by NATO/ISAF forces is the best counter-insurgency against Talibans. Using the “Baloch Card” shall lead, slowly but surely, not only the freedom of Baluchistan but the total defeat of Talibans/al-quida (Pakistani Army)infiltration in
Afghanistan. “Baloch Card” is the first and foremost step to win the war in Afghanistan.
Freedom of Balochistan is the only recipe to win
in Afghanistan by democratic forces. The Baloch-card
is the only rescue for NATO/ISAF forces and it is the light in the end of the tunnel to defeat the evil forces in South Asia. Siding with BALOCH, is the best counter-insurgency against Talibans,the lst hope for the future generations of the world to take breathe in peaceful atmosphere, without any fear !!!!
(Afghan Baloch Think-Tank )
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Herbert Matthews
10-01-09, 03:33 PM |
The Good 'ol Days
When we chauffeured them around in c-130s. They think you’re too stupid to figure out they’re running both sides. Prove them wrong. http://www.cfr.org/publication/10301/airlift_of_evil.html
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nregistered
10-01-09, 11:13 PM |
Just a thought on US military options
This is good and makes sense.
Drafting Guys over 60 — — this is funny & obviously written by a Former Soldier-
New Direction for any war: Send Service Vets over 60!
I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I’m too old to track down terrorists. You can’t be older than 42 to join the military. They’ve got the whole thing ass-backwards. Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn’t be able to join a military unit until you’re at least 35.
For starters: Researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a day, leaving us more than 28,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.
Young guys haven’t lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier. 'My back hurts! I can’t sleep, I’m tired and hungry' We are impatient and maybe letting us kill some @#$%^&* that desperately deserves it will make us feel better and shut us up for a while.
An 18-year-old doesn’t even like to get up before 10 a.m. Old guys always get up early to pee so what the hell. Besides, like I said, 'I’m tired and can’t sleep and since I’m already up, I may as well be up killing some fanatical SOB....
If captured we couldn’t spill the beans because we’d forget where we put them. In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real stretch.
Boot camp would be easier for old guys. We’re used to getting screamed and yelled at and we’re used to soft food We’ve also developed an appreciation for guns. We’ve been using them for years as an excuse to get out of the house, away from the screaming and yelling.
They could lighten up on the obstacle course however. I’ve been in combat and didn’t see a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any pushups after completing basic training.
(Actually, the running part is kind of a waste of energy, too. I’ve never seen anyone outrun a bullet.)
An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He’s still learning to shave, to start up a conversation with a pretty girl. He still hasn’t figured out that a baseball cap has a brim to shade his eyes, not the back of his head.
These are all great reasons to keep our kids at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off into harm’s way.
Let us old guys track down those dirty rotten coward terrorists. The last thing an enemy would want to see is a couple of million ****ed off old farts with attitudes and automatic weapons who know that their best years are already behind them.
AND HEYYYY.....
How about recruiting Women over 50....with menopause!!! You think Men have attitudes!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my Lord!!! If nothing else, put them on border patrol....we will have it secured the first night!
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Anonymous
10-02-09, 12:20 AM |
help
I have heard repeatedly on the news from the boys fighting there that they need help. it seems like our kids would be safer if they had more backup.I guess politically and financially it’s better for this administration to turn their backs on them and say sorry I might not get reelected and we’re already putting the AMERICAN PEOPLE SO FAR IN debt they’ll never climb out of this. so kids you’re on your own. hope we can afford to send you some bullets. how many millions of dollars did the olympic trip cost the taxpayers? someone doesn’t have their priorities straight. why does the
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Anonymous
10-02-09, 12:32 AM |
help2
1st lady have 24 assistants? what does she do that requires that many people to cater to her. are these the jobs this admin has created. live it up obama family you only have 31/2 years to put this country into financial devastation, then let someone else take over and try to fix it. after all this is ALL Bush’s fault. I only pray that my son is not one of the troops that will not come home because of politics and more poor decisions.they say there’s safety in numbers, apparently not when it comes to war. we need another
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Free Baloch
10-02-09, 12:46 AM |
USA, you need Balochistan
To: Stanley McChrystal, David Petraeus, and Mike Mullen
The below should be your strategy:
1- secure Afghanistan
2- Secure Pakistani Nukes
3- Back Balochistan freedom movement...Balochs welcome you with open arms
4- secure Baloch freedom
5- Nudge Iran and Pakistan
6- Grab and annex Irani Balochistan to already freed Balochistan
7- begin the final round of the great game.....push away China and Russia from central asia
8- the whole wealth of central asia is yours.
You willprobably need 25 years to accomplish this but you need the support of NATO constantly.
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