Michael Yon: The War in Afghanistan Is Winnable

by Infidelesto on October 20, 2009 · Comments

Damn right it is.  Now give McChrystal the troops he’s requesting and gitterdone!

Michael Yon: The War in Afghanistan Is Winnable

To be clear, I have developed a strong belief that the war is winnable, though on current trends we will lose. Filkins seemed to present a similar argument. In my view, we need more troops and effort in Afghanistan — now — and our commitment must be intergenerational.

Read the whole thing at National Review

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  • I don't cherish the notion of "adopting" Afghanistan either, but the alternatve is to leave it to its own devices. The last time we did that, we wound up with around 3000 dead Americans in one day. A nation full of young, impressionable, illiterate teens might just be a nation we could sway to appreciate the American way of life. All told, our way of life is generally more attractive an option than oppressive Islamic fundamentalism under sharia law, with all the poverty that goes wih it. A shift like that won't happen overnight, though. It will take time and patience, something that this nation severely lacks. My best guess is that we'll leave unfinished business in Afghanistan again when all of the whiney anti-war crybabies force us to pull out. Then we'll have to learn the lesson over again when the next massive jihadi attack hits here at home. What's going to really irritate me is when those same crybabies will cry, "How come this happened? Why didn't our government do something about this looming threat?" We heard a lot of that after 9/11, and here we are now trying to remedy that theat. I'm not sure how many dead Americans it will take to learn the lesson. I'm not sure who's more illiterate, the Afghans or ourselves....
  • SirWilhelm
    I see two problems with this article. First, I don't believe the American public can stomach a decades long commitment, especially if it involves "adopting" the country. Secondly, and most importantly, one can't ignore the role Islam plays in the war, on both sides. The Allies can never know when Islamic issues will trump perceived loyaties, especially towards the Allied forces and issues. And Islam will always be the source of fanaticism on the enemies side. Until an effective counter to Islam, other than death, can be found, there will never be peace in Afghanistan, or anywhere in the world.
  • Beejj
    Horse droppings!
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