Candid Talk on Afghan War

General Stanley McChrystal was rebuked for saying success in Afghanistan will require additional troops and a new way of operating. David Martin speaks with the top U.S. commander in the region.

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[thudmother]

These stupid wars are meant to be sustained, not won or lost.

[HemiHead66]

Ah, you're so full of shit! When was the last time the Taliban plotted to attack the U.S.? Just because Al Qaeda happened to be training in the mountains of Afghanistan doesn't mean the Taliban are terrorists. And they're not even operating there now. The Reports say the Al Qaeda leadership are busted and broke hold up in Pakistan. That's why Joe Biden suggested concentrating on finishing them off. Shit - if we weren't protecting that stinking Israeli Gov. we wouldn't have trouble with Al Qaeda

[salimkhan007]

man live afghanistan and return to home u cant control these people these are the fighter never defeated go to u r home and enjoy life with ur families

[crocfme]

Looks to me like the battle of the 'hearts and minds' may be over, and we lost. If the insugents/guerillas/Taliban have the support of the general population then history would seem to indicate that we will lose the war....

[actonbath]

VIETNAM REDUX-playing at your local theater.

plot: Dumb westerners go to Afghanistan to save a people that do not want or need saving or want to be enslaved with morally corrupt western culture.

[actonbath]

"Winning hearts and minds".....wow, that really is a "new strategy".

"Glimmers of success"-hey lets give these Talibans kids some crayons and maybe their fathers won't come out and shoot at us or support the Tali fighters....ummm OK..that will work.....

[browneyes4]

If we are going to have our troops become social service workers in Afghanistan, then, we've lost!

[beancube2008]

I like it spells Al-CIA-da, it reflects the truth. Those mountain warriors were organized by our aggressive CIA and Zionists pissed.

I just can't swallow World Trade Center Bldg 7 burning down itself. The controlled fashion were all captured and they can serve repeatable data for scientific studies. It reflected that our constitutions can't protect us, our country collapsed. Wall St. crisis was just like some bugs flying over a dead body. Can't purge them unless removing the corp.

[beancube2008]

Agree. Isn't it sad. Perhaps people should trade their country to those victims to stop the repeating wheel of history. We have to break the curse, people!

[beancube2008]

Read the death toll, would you? You lost their trust already. You have no real feelings for humanity. You just shift from task to task and sell your soul wearing a mask pretending just for doing a job. Get pay professional soldiers became the most hated people on Earth right now. Where is our real peace keepers? Where is our United Nations now? If money is so important, why should allow someone in Wall St. almost bankrupt US?

[sonygvf]

Yep, You'd think we'd learn something by now, but no...