tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post6261976247231825222..comments2024-03-27T13:28:18.163-04:00Comments on Balter's Blog: The names of the deadMichael Balterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08311614050647338141noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-70317076049354697172009-03-03T17:15:00.000-05:002009-03-03T17:15:00.000-05:00This looming war in Afghanistan looks to be a pote...This looming war in Afghanistan looks to be a potential Absolute Mess! And not only will it be an Absolute Mess, but it will be a worse mess than Iraq ever thought of being. I don't know if Obama or his advisers realize this, but nobody, I repeat, nobody, has ever really subdued the people of Afghanistan. We all know what happened when the Russians tried. The British tried, several times, in the 19th century, with no success whatever. The neighboring Iranians tried, and they didn't succeed. Even Alexander the Great didn't succeed. If you have to go back that far, and find that nobody could "do anything" with the Afghan people, where the heck do Obama and his advisers get the idea that <B><I>they</I></B> will do any better?<BR/>Anne GAnne Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045500116098233731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423725371920868922.post-53879897505276811402009-03-03T07:53:00.000-05:002009-03-03T07:53:00.000-05:00The American casualties (only the dead, not includ...The American casualties (only the dead, not including the wounded, disabled and traumatised) now surpass 150% of the victims of 9/11 <BR/>For what? <BR/><BR/>The Iraquis and Afghans have also died at the ratio of 250:1, and 4 times as many have been made refugees.<BR/><BR/>There isn't a hope in hell that any kind of 'progress' whatsoever can be achieved in Afghanistan, and if Pakistan is 'tipped over' by American clumsiness, that'll be that.<BR/><BR/>The very best thing that Obama could do would be to declare victory in both places, and bring your troops home.Richard Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726482358889849398noreply@blogger.com