"... Worse still, for those who believe victory is worth achieving in Afghanistan, it's not easy to pinpoint what victory looks like. Nonetheless, Afghanistan has both strategic and moral value to the United States...
Now we have a chance to cement a better system into place in Afghanistan. It won't be easy, and the price will continue to escalate. But it is a lie to suggest it will be possible through remote counterterrorism operations; as in Iraq, security on the ground and faith in the future are the best antidotes to insurgents. Real victory is attainable; a real Afghan national army is being slowly empowered; and though the elections were a disappointment to many, they remain a model of suffrage compared to the past. We are progressing slowly, but we are progressing. And capitulating to the Taliban is unthinkable."
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
"Poor Afghanistan...... Real victory is attainable, though it's not easy to pinpoint what victory looks like"
Pletka, in the WaPo, here
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Wow WaPo yesterday:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/31/AR2009083102912.html
Just 4,000 Marines are contesting control of Helmand province, which is the size of West Virginia. The New York Times reports a Helmand official saying he has only "police officers who steal and a small group of Afghan soldiers who say they are here for 'vacation.' "
WaPo today
"Real victory is attainable; a real Afghan national army is being slowly empowered"
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