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Poll: What's your personal opinion on what the U.S. should do with troops in Afghanistan: stay the same, increase, or decrease?

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Oct 1 '09, 08:27

Decrease. Get them all out of Dodge.

Responses:

increase -- nm - Beaker Oct 1, 08:39
move them to Iran -- nm - Obama Oct 1, 08:37 1
- That's what I'm afraid of. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 08:40
My gut says to do what the General says, and adjust as needed according to any additional foreign policy objectives -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 08:32 4
- Out of curiosity, when's the last time a general said he didn't want additional troops? -- nm - Don Homer Oct 1, 08:36 3
  - Doesn't happen. Why? cuz the mission is made easier by more people on the ground. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 1, 08:38
  - IIRC the General said to increase troops or get out -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 08:38 1
    - (McChrystal. Agh, I was blanking on his name there for a while. Need more coffee.) -- nm - con_carne Oct 1, 08:40
stay the course. 1,000 points of light -- nm - CQ Oct 1, 08:31 1
- You still have a minute and thirty seconds left. -- nm - Pat Shroeder Oct 1, 08:34
a mix of Dane and Wills answer. We really need to study The Russian campaign. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 08:31
I got polled on this, and other things, yesterday. - BB Oct 1, 08:31
Just read an article on this yesterday, and am still unsure. "Increase unless we are convinced the gov't is too effed up to be worth helping." - TFox Oct 1, 08:30
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- It'd be nice if our leadership would stand up to the gung-ho military leaders for once. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 1, 08:33 4
  - More importantly, re: our military leadership, what's the over/under on the timeframe for military action against Iran? - znufrii Oct 1, 08:36 1
    - 10+ - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 08:42
  - Well, except our leadership called this one the important, necessary war. - TFox Oct 1, 08:35
  - L3 -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 08:34
increase troops and aid - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 08:29
Shift strategy from a large force to a targeted seek and destroy mission. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 08:29 10
- if you fight the taliban you need some large force to ensure the contryside - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 08:32 8
  - I don't think you fight the Taliban. They're the Afghan's problem. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 08:36 7
    - you won't ensure a secure and acountable afghanistan whithout taking the power of the taliban out - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 08:41 6
      - You want to solve Afghanistan...nuke em. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 08:43 5
        
        hmmm they why go in in the first place? - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 08:45 2
        
        Cuz they were hiding the real bad guys to us. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 08:48 1
        
        we're now the Soviet Union in the 80's, in respect to Afghanistan. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 08:49
        
        And since that option isn't viable...it's time to walk away en masse. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 1, 08:44 1
        
        and prepare for a new impact? - Danedukenuuk Oct 1, 08:47
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