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Originally Posted by The_Rorschach
Phil Reeves is as hardly known for his objective views Kev. Shit, about ninety percent of everything I've read by him is a critique on either Israel or the US, and often, he seems to be confused on where one ends and the other begins.
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Did he fabricate the General's concerns?? Were these things never said??
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If you're trying to draw the point that Bush is moving too fast, well, anyone will grant you that. He's doing for a few reasons, not the least of which is the fact he'll begin campaigning in a few months.
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No, this point has 2 aspects:
1. We're at war with Iraq, and if we do the same with Iraq has we have in Afghanistan, then I'm concerned.
2. We're not moving "too fast," we're barely moving at all. Everyone assumes and says "yeah, we're doing great, no, not great, rather, the BESTEST stuff there! They love us! Everyone eats PIE!" This isn't the case, and yes, perish the thought, despite being liberated by the American military, there are STILL problems in Afghanistan.
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As for Afghanistan, if the United States went in there with a military presence, created a viable governmental infrastructure, how much support would she recieve from the rest of the world?
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We already DID go in there with a military presence, and it was supported by most of the world (including the French and Germans that everyone hates so much now). Why were we there? What was our mission? Was it to "liberate" the people of Afghanistan???
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We both realize Bush would be heavily criticized for imperialistically building a puppet kingdom, much as the British did when colonizing Africa. There isn't an easy answer,
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But he already IS getting this criticism with Karzai. If we were showing more support there, not necessarily military, but SOMETHING, he maybe wouldn't receive that at all, and I think the people of Afghanistan would be better off, too.
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but the fact that many of the countries that promised support for rebuilding the post-war nation has yet to appear has not helped matters
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To my understanding, Britain and Canada have done their fair share.