tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post3155733198101520809..comments2024-03-15T00:21:37.019-07:00Comments on The Trench: Gates Whispers Sweet NothingsJames Gundunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-14329417628109049012010-06-17T20:42:13.192-07:002010-06-17T20:42:13.192-07:00If the economy does not rebound it may give them a...If the economy does not rebound it may give them a reason to accelerate. They have done it before. <br />This 'war' has no borders, and no visible enemy. That means it can be moved on a whim. The Stans are the logical move. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization will push back if that happens. China is aligning themselves further with Pakistan. Especially in trade, and energy agreements. While the U.S. is aligning with India. The longer we stay, the harder it will be to exit. Patreus is becoming a political General. Very dangerous.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-76876954882824991592010-06-17T19:41:17.977-07:002010-06-17T19:41:17.977-07:00China and India have no reason to intervene becaus...China and India have no reason to intervene because US is doing all the heavy lifting. Russia wants us to stay as long as possible. Turkey and Iran have too little power. Eventually Pakistan will raid North Waziristan, but this may not be for several years. The possibility is very real that the war continues indefinitely, between 10 and 20 years. At the same time America doesn't have the economic strength to last that long. Of course the global economy could also rebound by then and support a renewed effort.<br /><br />The US economy is probably the best bet to end the war, then a NATO pullout, otherwise it seems like it will never end.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-66005422542314655402010-06-17T16:00:53.770-07:002010-06-17T16:00:53.770-07:00Lets just simplify it if we can.
If we will not e...Lets just simplify it if we can. <br />If we will not end it, and the Taliban will not end it. Then it will take an out side force to end it. If Congress keeps opening its purse strings, and NATO and the [allies of the willing] will not pull out. Then the region must makle a stance as say enough is enough. Problem with this is that many entities in the region also want this to continue.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-88107910568625401612010-06-17T15:36:34.064-07:002010-06-17T15:36:34.064-07:00Pretty much. Obama's strategy (the Pentagon...Pretty much. Obama's strategy (the Pentagon's) is set up to run and run. This war will continue indefinitely without active and excessive political pressure from the American people. Gates and Petraeus just threw Obama's July 2011 deadline out the window with little reaction in the US media. <br /><br />Certainly not a coincidence.James Gundunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16141055666432969361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571201204115952544.post-88606558034006933032010-06-17T12:50:41.838-07:002010-06-17T12:50:41.838-07:00Transfer of what, and to who?
They have nothing t...Transfer of what, and to who? <br />They have nothing to transfer, and no one to transfer it to. <br />This is their agenda. Further controlled chaos, to justify 'conditions on the ground'.Tao Dao Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16229628652152584292noreply@blogger.com