Senator John McCain, war hero, has called for victory in the fight in Afghanistan. Rather than giving up, the Senator has called for the United States to redouble our efforts in order to try and crush al Qaeda and the Taliban. In an op-ed, McCain and Joe Lieberman are prescient with their words:
Loose rhetoric about a minimal commitment in Afghanistan is counterproductive for another reason: It exacerbates suspicions, already widespread in South Asia, that the United States will tire of this war and retreat. These doubts about our staying power deter ordinary Afghans from siding with our coalition against the insurgency. Also important is that these suspicions are a major reason some in Pakistan are reluctant to break decisively with insurgent groups, which, in a hedging strategy, they view as integral to positioning Pakistan for influence "the day after" the United States gives up and leaves Afghanistan. That is why it is so important for the president to reject the temptations of minimalism in Afghanistan and instead adopt a fully resourced, comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy, backed by an unambiguous American commitment to success over the long term. In doing so, he must invest the political capital to remind Americans why this fight is necessary for our national security, speak openly and frankly to our nation about the difficult path ahead, and -- most of all -- explain clearly to our fellow citizens why he is confident that we can prevail.
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1 comment:
McCain is hallucinating again.
Obama is morally incapable of inflicting American victory on moderate Talibans.
Obama is already surrendering to the moderate Taliban.
When the Taliban, rejuvenated by Obama, maims our sons and daughters which Obama has put in harm's way, Obama will now refuse to pay their medical bills.
Obama must get out of Afghanistan. My family will not pay for his pointless adventure with no goal; nor should yours.
McCain should stop his ceaseless efforts to get Obama elected president. He has done enough.
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