And if it’s true that OBL &Co. are hiding in that region, then carpet bombing will either smoke them out or take care of them on the spot. I see no reason for the U.S. to delay bombing this region any longer – if we can’t fight them on the ground, then we flatten the ground, with them on it!

lgm said:

In Kabul, where he controls the land for miles (a few miles) in all directions. He can’t project power beyond that for lack of resources. About 150,000 us forces would do the trick nicely, but they’re tied up somewhere else. Mission not accomplished.

1. When you have a government such as Afghanistan’s that is both corrupt and inefficient there will never be “plentiful” resources.

2. Since you have no access to the military (unless you know of someone who currently serves) I wouldn’t trust anything you had to say about Afghanistan or for that matter any civilian with a grudge both against the military or the war.

3. Your “mission not accomplished” is highly dubious. How do you know this? Since Afghanistan is also a NATO mission, why does it soley rely on US forces? I think the problem is that if participating countries do not send more forces to the NATO mission, then no single country can cover the turf that is Afghanistan.

4. You need to stop relying soley on MSM sources for your info. Try a military blog. Try asking someone who actually served over in Afghanistan for a change.

Unfortunately, when one insulates themselves from those they have little to no interaction with (such as the military) there will always be a disconnect between civilians and the military.

Hamid Kharzai where the heck are you?

In Kabul, where he controls the land for miles (a few miles) in all directions. He can’t project power beyond that for lack of resources. About 150,000 us forces would do the trick nicely, but they’re tied up somewhere else. Mission not accomplished.

Afghanistan had to be done because AlQ was being hosted by the Taliban, but their political future always was iffy.

historical note: State Shintoism was something the pre-WWII military faction controlled government of Japan came up with for their own political purposes, it was never an organic part of Japanese culture.

http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-kills-islamic-law-shariah.htm

The historical pattern of Islam shows us that when a nation gains a sufficiently large Muslim population, they will begin to agitate for Shariah to be implemented. Shariah is the system of civil law that is based upon the Qur’an and the Ahadith and the work of Muslim scholars in the first two centuries of Islam. Shariah extends beyond just civil law. Applied fully, the Shariah is a code for living that Muslims should adhere to, including prayers, fasting and donations to the poor. Shariah is the totality of religious, political, social, domestic and private life. Shariah is primarily meant for all Muslims, but applies to a certain extent also for people living inside a Muslim society.

You can take your versions of democracy that include what ever the populous votes as an acceptable form of government be it the Social Democrates’ Third Rich, Hammas, or Shariah and file it under Stupid. Definately not worth maintaining with our precious troops or our treasury. Just because McSame makes Bush look like a rocket scientist Bush has proven time and time again that he is not. Our April Fool day in and day out.

Who’s idea was is it to pull most US troops out of Afganistan Iraq before the job was is done?

You’re kidding. Bush redeployed the troops to fight in Iraq. The mission in Afganistan had been accomplished and the troops were needed elsewhere.

By the way, does this ban on dancing apply to whirling dervishes?

What’s your point, Michelle? Should the U.S. now fight against establishing democracies in the Arab world? If so, what qualifications should the U.S. look for in the puppet dictators it installs?

Has it now been established that Islam is incompatible with human progress? What steps will the U.S. take to eradicate this religious-political system?

Is Afghanistan a lost cause? Is Iraq? Does it make sense to give a hoot?

Should we keep driving our SUVs to fund Islamic terror regimes?

What consequences, if any, would the destruction of Israel have on America’s interests? Will Presidential candidates ever talk about U.S relations with other parts of the world?

Baptists used to outlaw dancing too. . . but it was never under governmental authority. Secular government is the only way to ensure freedom.

In Iraq and Afghanistan in 2002, 2003 the Coalition allows both constitution to have a “nothing in conflict with islam” provision, and what do we have, two democratic societies moving as fast as they can back to the 7th century.

And it’s all due to the “winning hearts and minds” instead of winning the war style of warfare we’ve been advocating sicne the creation of the U.N.