Three Military Missions for the Next U.S. President

The next U.S. President faces these three military missions:
1) Persevere in Iraq
2) Prevail in Afghanistan
3) Patience in Pakistan

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News & Politics

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• iraq
• afghanistan
• pakistan
• taliban
• military
• missions
• jim
• Carafano
• heritage

[subtle0savage]

All I heard was: 3 things the new president needs to do: 1, secure oil resources for wealthy companies, offload expenses to the poor. 2, secure pipeline transit areas to increase the wealth of the wealthy, offload expenses to the poor. 3, pander to Pakistan because it has nukes and sits beside wealth-generating pipeline transit routes. Oh, and offload expenses, including, naturally, the deaths of many brave if somewhat politically unconscious soldiers, to the poor.

[phrakanong]

I'd like to know who it is that gives Heritage the right to declare what the three military missions of the next president will be. I'm very curious as to who actually defines "our vital interests".

It has become obvious over the past 8 years that what the people want no longer matters.

[yahoovisitor]

The way all 4 provincial assemblies agreed for president's impeachment leading to his banishment is a visible sign for Zardari's Anti Pakistan/Anti Islamic group to realize the value of their hypocrisy. Musharraf was condemned due to this attitude & Zardari represents the same school of thought. How can the politicians who already exiled a Hypocrite like Musharraf will accept another or rather bigger Hypocrite Zardari. It's the People's Party's biggest miconception and needs to be corrected.

[phrakanong]

Yep, the usual neocon talking points.

[fcukerhead]

If the heritage foundation had "authority" over this matter you would be right, they dont. get over it.

[phrakanong]

Definition: declare = To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm.

"This is what the next president is going to do..." Yes, it's free speech and it's also a declaration.

Everyone has the same right as these war mongers do - to make statements on You Tube. Free speech is not a 1-way street fcukerhead.

[fcukerhead]

i dont believe that they do declare what the three... blah blah blah. this is not a declaration but an exercise in free speech. you dont have to like it, and if you want to fix the problem protest through a medium other that youtube...

[smith293]

1. Where do get the troops?

2. When do we let the troops rest?

3. Is this a WAR or another policing debunkle?

This whole military garbage was designed by a LT. Bush, with most of his military career experience in the bottle. Which is why McCain follows Bush's vast military experience and wants a 100 year war with the DRAFT.

[jwoodswce]

These three priorities emphasize a continued evasion of Iran as the primary sponsor of international terrorism. Focusing on the three countries around Iran distracts from addressing it as a strategic threat.

Despite de-listing four state sponsors of terrorism, either through conquest or negotiation, the Bush Administration policies have been a strategic failure exemplified by its failure to heed Rumsfeld's public prodding to confront Iran.