Oldtimer said:
Cattlecandykid---I know quite well when Tora Bora was-- but for how much time did GW have all the military resources tied up planning/building for his war- instead of in Afghanistan where needed...Where are the troops now that the US commanders are asking for and currently saying are needed to keep the Taliban from retaking Afghanistan :???:
Maybe if those resources and our complete interest had been focused where they should have been- instead of running around the world looking for more Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld oil company resources to exploit for their elitist buddies.....Or now trying to Democratize a country thats never known Democracy...
I think that Justice Watch obtained files that were posted on here earlier show that the oil resources have been the primary goal in Iraq since day one...Even Greenspan admitted that the war in Iraq is all about oil....
Which is it? In one breath you spout how there was no planning for the war In Iraq, no clear goal, no exit strategy, Colin Powell was right, etc., and now you claim W had ALL the military resources tied up in the planning and buildup for the war in Iraq rather than placing them in Afghanistan where they were needed. You can't have it both ways.
I'll guaran-dam-tee you if they put the entire 82D in Afghanistan, along with some D Boys, and let them do what they were trained to do, the Taliban would cease to exist.
Instead, their hands are tied. They cannot cross over into Pakistan. I personally know soldiers who were stationed in firebases over 9,000 feet in elevation in SE afghanistan (Paki border) who took sniper, mortar, and RPG fire every day. They would head out after the Hadji's with the wrath of God, but all Hadji had to do was cross over 100 yards into Pakistan, throw down his pack, and laugh at Joe being unable to persue him.
The way they did, and, I assume, still do it is to pay the local warlords for results.
When you have figured out which way it is/was: Military tied up with the planning/buildup, or a lack of planning and no clear goal/strategy, enlighten us.