Tom Donnelly & Vance Serchuk
November 3, 2003
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This quote illustrates why and only why we are going to fail in Afghanistan -
"Like an effective political campaign, counterinsurgency should be animated by an overarching and clearly-defined vision that endows the endeavor with a distinct purpose."
Does not the example of the Philipine - American War match up even more closely with Afghanistan?
We were not militarily defeated in Vietnam.
We lost Vietnam through a failure of political organization and direction at home here in the US. It was solely a failure of will on the part of the leadership of this country.
The moment Obama anounced a date for the draw down, he lost us the war in Afghanistan.
That is, we will lose Afghanistan through a failure of the political leadership here at home.
But look for Obama to excuse his irresponsibility by scapegoating the US military.
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