McGovern sees history repeating (as do I) | 26 comments (26 topical, 7 hidden)
I'm not sure I follow that. (4.00 / 3)
Obviously Iraq was a mistake and every day we stay there is another day Americans die for no reason at all. OTOH, Afghanistan was/is actually the focal point of the Taliban and their support group - al Quada. Eliminating that threat would be a good thing. Developing Afghanistan's infrastructure would give them a reason not to resume business as usual when we do leave.

"No, you are a paid blogger assigned to counter anyone that posts something negative about the government or Obama." by Mcamelyne II on 05/17/2011

by Robrob on 05/04/2009 09:16:19 PM EST

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Yes and no (none / 1)

Limited military action with the initial goal of going after Bin Laden & Co? Sure.

But we're not going to eliminate the threat of terrorism with guns and air strikes. We need to help modernize their culture, and build schools and hospitals, etc. Kinda like what we should have done in the first place as J. Kim and Cenk discussed last week regarding Charlie Wilson's War.

by Tom Hanc on 05/04/2009 09:23:27 PM EST

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Hearts and minds.

It's a lot easier to convince young Jaweed not to join the Taliban if he has running water, a few paved roads and electricity more than five hours a day.

"No, you are a paid blogger assigned to counter anyone that posts something negative about the government or Obama." by Mcamelyne II on 05/17/2011

by Robrob on 05/04/2009 10:31:34 PM EST

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McGovern sees history repeating (as do I) | 26 comments (26 topical, 7 hidden)