Comments on: Drop Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, Part 1 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/03/drop-counterinsurgency-in-afghanistan-part-1/ Rethinking our policy toward Afghanistan requires vigorous public debate and Congressional oversight. Every major war or military action since World War II has come under the microscope of Congressional oversight hearings Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Friend of Afghanistan http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/03/drop-counterinsurgency-in-afghanistan-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Friend of Afghanistan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:22:39 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=116#comment-1311 Re: video report:<br><br>Pakistan has no intention of fighting all the insurgents in their NW Provinces etc. <br><br>Especially when it comes to the Taliban, who I believe they will support not fight, as they believe the Taliban will come in handy once the US abandons Afghanistan.<br><br>Regarding the post's comments--I agree that investment in peace (i.e. reconstruction, education etc.) is the way to go.<br><br>The notion that we can bomb the Taliban or al Qaeda away is ridiculous. <br><br>All that said, until they have enough of their own security force, they are going to need our military help. Re: video report:

Pakistan has no intention of fighting all the insurgents in their NW Provinces etc.

Especially when it comes to the Taliban, who I believe they will support not fight, as they believe the Taliban will come in handy once the US abandons Afghanistan.

Regarding the post's comments–I agree that investment in peace (i.e. reconstruction, education etc.) is the way to go.

The notion that we can bomb the Taliban or al Qaeda away is ridiculous.

All that said, until they have enough of their own security force, they are going to need our military help.

]]> By: Friend of Afghanistan http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/03/drop-counterinsurgency-in-afghanistan-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Friend of Afghanistan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:22:39 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=116#comment-331 Re: video report:<br><br>Pakistan has no intention of fighting all the insurgents in their NW Provinces etc. <br><br>Especially when it comes to the Taliban, who I believe they will support not fight, as they believe the Taliban will come in handy once the US abandons Afghanistan.<br><br>Regarding the post's comments--I agree that investment in peace (i.e. reconstruction, education etc.) is the way to go.<br><br>The notion that we can bomb the Taliban or al Qaeda away is ridiculous. <br><br>All that said, until they have enough of their own security force, they are going to need our military help. Re: video report:

Pakistan has no intention of fighting all the insurgents in their NW Provinces etc.

Especially when it comes to the Taliban, who I believe they will support not fight, as they believe the Taliban will come in handy once the US abandons Afghanistan.

Regarding the post's comments–I agree that investment in peace (i.e. reconstruction, education etc.) is the way to go.

The notion that we can bomb the Taliban or al Qaeda away is ridiculous.

All that said, until they have enough of their own security force, they are going to need our military help.

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