Re: McChrystal sees long-term U.S. commitment to defeat Taliban

who made these men soldiers?

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37125

On May 24, 3:00 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>  100 years?
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> B
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> http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/05_2...
> ?
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> McChrystal sees long-term U.S. commitment to defeat Taliban
>
> Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal concluded a visit to Washington last week and
> made clear in public appearances that the battle against the Taliban is
> still a difficult fight.
>
> McChrystal said the insurgency is "serious" and is expanding around the
> country. "It's got a fair number of fighters involved, so it can bring a lot
> of violence on the Afghan people," he said. "It's also not popular. It's not
> popular with Afghans."
>
> The Taliban are using coercion to gain control of people and areas of
> Afghanistan and McChrystal made clear the war will be difficult and long.
> "It is going to be a challenge to stop [the insurgency]. And the government
> of Afghanistan is going to have to take very effective measures to bring it
> to a halt."
>
> Corruption in the Afghan government makes gaining popular support difficult.
> A military officer said that failure to deal with corruption would result in
> defeat.
>
> McChrystal said Americans can expect that there will be a long term
> commitment to helping Afghanistan if the Taliban is to be defeated.
>
> "But I don't think, long term, U.S. military combat forces are the future in
> Afghanistan," he said. "I think it's Afghan defense capacity. But I think,
> for a significant period of time, assistance to that capacity and governance
> and development assistance is probably to be expected."
>
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