George Will calls for pull-out....

[CastleBravo]

George F. Will, the elite conservative commentator, will call in his next column for U.S. ground troops to leave Afghanistan, according to publishing sources.

America should do only what can be done from offshore, using intelligence, drones, cruise missiles, airstrikes and small, potent special forces units, concentrating on the porous 1,500-mile border with Pakistan........

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26628.html

[Aramike]

He's right. So is Russ Feingold who agrees with him (even though the concept of a "phased withdrawal" is ludicrous).

[CastleBravo]

I think they are correct also.

[SteamWake]

Well its a fact that the last month or two have been the 'deadliest' since the start of the war so maybe it is time to re-think the stratigy.

But I have to wonder what happened to the media body count that was so publicised during the Bush administration :hmmm:

Oh and who in the hell is George Will anyhow?

[Tribesman]

Cheese eating surrender monkeys.

[Onkel Neal]

I support a pull out...but as soon as the Taliban gets comfortable, jump right back in while they're bragging about defeating Obama.

[SteamWake]

Hey uhhh not so fast... ;)


WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Many of President Barack Obama's top advisers on Afghanistan agree with military commanders that more troops are needed to reverse Taliban gains in the country's east and south, U.S. officials said on Monday


http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N31439558.htm