NEOAVATARA

I have largely supported Obama’s decision for a troop surge in Afghanistan, as my previous posts have shown.  That said, there is one area where Obama continues to let the nation down. The notion of victory. Obama does not believe in military victories.  He questioned if there was such a thing in Iraq.  He has [...]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/01/senate.pakistan/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/clinton.afghanistan/index.html UPDATE: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today stated that the United States is open to negotiations with moderate Taliban forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Now, I generally feel that Afghanistan is open to negotiating with these people, because ultimately most are Afghans.  But should we be negotiating with them?  I think not.  Many [...]