Comments on: Afghanistan – The Price of Progress

By: Jeff Courter

Jeff Courter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:36:08 +0000

Texas – I’m with you. Looks like a breakthrough may be on the horizon with respect to CIC’s strategy. We shall see…

By: texas

texas — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:25:50 +0000

I agree with Katie, The CIC must decide if he wants us in it to win it. I hope and pray that he makes the right decision.

I fear for the people of Afghanistan, especially the women and the young girls, if our CIC revises the goal in the Country and doesn’t follow Gen. McChrystal’s advise/expertise. They have much to lose, much to suffer, if the Taliban takes over.

By: Jeff Courter

Jeff Courter — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:07:59 +0000

Tim – thanks for your service, brother. I wish the answers were easy as well, and I too feel I have “unfinished business” left behind from when I went to Afghanistan. Sometimes I wish I could go back and try to help finish what we started…

Mahatma Ghandi put it best when he said, “When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it–always.”

Eventually, the tide will turn, and progress will triumph over oppression. We will have made a difference. We will have helped. But it will take time. We just have to be willing to make the time and be patient.

By: Tim Merritt

Tim Merritt — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:27:38 +0000

Jeff, I have spent more time there than I’d like to recall, on/off for 8 years, and I wish there were more clear cut answers. I. like many others, believe that we have some sort of obligation there to do what we set out to do, but over the years, even the reasons we are there have been muddled. I have bled several times for that effort, and yet I can’t help but feel guilty for being Stateside now, feeling that I left a quest unfinished. Guilty almost. Anyway, until a decision is made one way or the other by our CinC, all we can do is mull over the possibilities. Great writing BTW, and should get more exposure….

T/Y
Tim

By: Jeff Courter

Jeff Courter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:18:51 +0000

Precisely, Katie. I’m with you. David Brooks states the case well. The next level goes beyond sophisticated analysis. It’s a question of determination – tenacity – commitment. It’s a about whether our leaders – and our people – have the will. And, as we collectively search our souls for the answer, I think we can’t ignore the potential consequences.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:49:55 +0000

I don’t think we can answer those questions until we (or rather our President) answer the question… Is our Commander in Chief ready or willing to take the steps necessary to ensure that security so we can provide the aid that is needed? Did he make those promises to get elected and now is he going to focus on his pet projects?

Blackfive also had an article on this today…stemming from this NY Times column…

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/opinion/30brooks.html?adxnnl=1&ref=opinion&adxnnlx=1256911924-DQtZ6kgINlQGRnr4tGdxbA