Obama's Vietnam- Part 2

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This just came out today 2/18/09

U.S. troops 'stalemated' in Afghanistan
Top commander offers grim view of military efforts against Taliban.

WASHINGTON - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan offered a grim view Wednesday of military efforts in southern Afghanistan, warning that 17,000 new troops will take on emboldened Taliban insurgents who have "stalemated" U.S. and allied forces.

Army Gen. David McKiernan also predicted that the bolstered numbers of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan — about 55,000 in all — will remain near those levels for up to five years.

Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, said Wednesday that the foreign ministers of those countries will travel to Washington next week to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other officials as the U.S. formulates a policy review.

Appearing on "The NewsHour" on PBS, Holbrooke was asked how the Obama administration sees victory in Afghanistan. "First of all, the victory, as defined in purely military terms, is not achievable, and I cannot stress that too highly," he said. "What we're looking for is the definition of our vital national security interests."



This is possibly going to be Obama's Vietnam! Victory not achievable, gonna be there at least another 5 years, stalemate! Not looking good for the US!

Russia had 120,000 troops at the height of their war. We will have 55,000.

Russia was right next door, we are 1/2 way around the world!

Some in Russia say that the war in Apghanistan was one of the single biggest ingredients to breaking their economy in the 80's.

Not looking good.