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Sunday, 15.11.2009.

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U.S. troop morale down in Afghanistan

A U.S. military survey says morale among American troops in Afghanistan has dropped sharply because of increased fighting and multiple deployments.

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Leonidas

pre 14 godina

I don't think any sane person is surprised by those findings regarding the low morale of US soldiers in Afganistan and the main reason is the absence of any purpose in pursuing this war.

The truth is, as said before by many posters, Obama is pretty much screwed on Afghanistan, Bush left him a massive pile of s..t. Essentially the task at hand is to build a nation from scratch where one has never really existed, and where the inhabitants don't seem to have any sense of nationhood, just tribalism and rampant corruption right,left and centre.

Only last week the US ambassador in Afganistan urged Obama not to send a single extra soldier to Afganistan to fight for karzai because he is corrupt to the core and the british are calling for engaging the taliban into negotiations for
a goverment of national unity.

My hunch is , the U.S. is in serious, serious trouble. Obama has only one feasible option: immediate withdrawal.

Staying there (no matter the number of troops) would only mean a catastrophic defeat in the near future.

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Leonidas

pre 14 godina

I don't think any sane person is surprised by those findings regarding the low morale of US soldiers in Afganistan and the main reason is the absence of any purpose in pursuing this war.

The truth is, as said before by many posters, Obama is pretty much screwed on Afghanistan, Bush left him a massive pile of s..t. Essentially the task at hand is to build a nation from scratch where one has never really existed, and where the inhabitants don't seem to have any sense of nationhood, just tribalism and rampant corruption right,left and centre.

Only last week the US ambassador in Afganistan urged Obama not to send a single extra soldier to Afganistan to fight for karzai because he is corrupt to the core and the british are calling for engaging the taliban into negotiations for
a goverment of national unity.

My hunch is , the U.S. is in serious, serious trouble. Obama has only one feasible option: immediate withdrawal.

Staying there (no matter the number of troops) would only mean a catastrophic defeat in the near future.

Preporučujem 12 Ne preporučujem 1
Leonidas

pre 14 godina

I don't think any sane person is surprised by those findings regarding the low morale of US soldiers in Afganistan and the main reason is the absence of any purpose in pursuing this war.

The truth is, as said before by many posters, Obama is pretty much screwed on Afghanistan, Bush left him a massive pile of s..t. Essentially the task at hand is to build a nation from scratch where one has never really existed, and where the inhabitants don't seem to have any sense of nationhood, just tribalism and rampant corruption right,left and centre.

Only last week the US ambassador in Afganistan urged Obama not to send a single extra soldier to Afganistan to fight for karzai because he is corrupt to the core and the british are calling for engaging the taliban into negotiations for
a goverment of national unity.

My hunch is , the U.S. is in serious, serious trouble. Obama has only one feasible option: immediate withdrawal.

Staying there (no matter the number of troops) would only mean a catastrophic defeat in the near future.

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