McCain releases strategy for Afghanistan, preempting and rebuking Trump

[Right_in_Virginia]

McCain releases strategy for Afghanistan, preempting and rebuking Trump
Washington Post, Aug 10, 2017, Karoun Demirjian

Sen. John McCain on Thursday unveiled a plan to increase U.S. air and ground forces in Afghanistan that would probably bring some American soldiers closer into harm’s way — a move that in effect rebukes President Trump, who has not yet decided on his preferred way forward in the war.

McCain (R-Ariz.) promised to present his plan as an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill, upon his return to Washington in September.

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“Nearly seven months into President Trump’s administration, we’ve had no strategy at all as conditions on the ground have steadily worsened,” he said in a statement released along with the plan. “We must face facts: we are losing in Afghanistan and time is of the essence if we intend to turn the tide.”

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[Right_in_Virginia]

Does anyone know why we're still in Afghanistan?

[ABX]

Does anyone know why we're still in Afghanistan?

You break it you buy it philosophy?

[dfwgator]

Does anyone know why we're still in Afghanistan?

Opium.

[driftdiver]

Hawk McCain always seem to enjoy putting other peoples kids in harms way.

What is the goal there?   Stop radicals?   Sorry they are running rampant and sacrificing more of our kids is not worth it.

[ABX]

Opium.

Or more likely protecting the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline. Billions of dollars are on the line with that.

[Right_in_Virginia]

You break it you buy it philosophy?

Doubt it.  Afghanistan was broken long before we got there.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Hawk McCain always seem to enjoy putting other peoples kids in harms way.

What is the goal there?   Stop radicals?   Sorry they are running rampant and sacrificing more of our kids is not worth it.

I agree ... torch the poppy fields and the earth around them and leave.  That's my strategy.   ^-^

[Frank Cannon]

Crazy Johnnie can't be bothered with getting rid of Obamacare, but he is all gung ho over ratcheting up a war no one wants. Someone should tell him that a Senator don't have any business dictating foreign policy like this.

[aligncare]

Doubt it.  Afghanistan was broken long before we got there.

We've been there longer than the Soviets before they finally said До свидания and pulled out. At this point why stay? What are we accomplishing?

[dfwgator]

Hey John,  you're not the President,  you lost when you ran for President,  so STFU!

[Right_in_Virginia]

Shouldn't a compromised frontal lobe be reason enough to remove a Senator from a committee chairmanship?