AFRIBOMB speaks
By Carl Prine on Thursday, March 24th, 2011 ![]()
Muddled musings from military minds: Odyssey Yawn
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Muddled musings from military minds: Odyssey Yawn
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Here’s what the president said last night: “We will fight this … with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes.” That’s a lot different from the stated strategy for Afghanistan which is more like: “We will fight this with as much as we can spare, for a least another year.”
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The strategy President Obama has settled on, even with its limitations and reservations, may be the best of bad options. But the speech fell short of making the case. Bottom line: Right strategy, wrong message.
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if you are wondering why the Obama administration is suddenly having serious second thoughts about poring more troops into Afghanistan, here’s the short version. A lot has changed in the past few months.