Afghans Question Good of More U.S. Troops

[tekisui]

Source: UPI

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Many Afghans say their government
should negotiate with Taliban insurgents and question if more U.S. troops can help, interviews reveal.

Interviews by The New York Times with more than 30 Afghans in Kabul and in outlying areas revealed deep skepticism that the Taliban can be defeated militarily and indicated a desire that if more U.S. troops are sent, they should be used to train Afghan soldiers, the newspaper reported Saturday.

"What have the Americans done in eight years?" Abdullah Wasay, 60, told the Times. "Americans are saying that with their planes they can see an egg 18 kilometers away, so why can't they see the Taliban?"

"In the first days of the war, the Americans defeated the Taliban in just a few days," added Mohammed Shefi, a graduate student at Kabul University. "Now they have more than 60,000 forces and they cannot defeat them."

more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/11/07/Afghans-question-good-of-more-US-troops/UPI-51691257595376/

[BeFree]

1. We will win this War !!

Just like we won in Viet Nam !!

[Mari333]

2. so far I am not too impressed with Obama's inner circle

seems to me they are a lot of beltway insider morons intent on working on his re election and not the least bit concerned about doing the right thing by this country.
oddly enough, they will make him lose if they follow their appeasement tactics, especially if they escalate this goddamned occupation .