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<blockquote data-quote="TechGrrl" data-source="post: 746826" data-attributes="member: 4932"><p>See, I consider this a real challenge for General Petraeus; Stan was HIS man, the acolyte at the feet of the master; now General Dave gets to show that his strategy works, because he is DA MAN. Frankly, I think Afghanistan has been the devourer of empires for millenia; the US has no chance whatsoever of creating a functional state out of the barrel of a gun. General Petraeus's career will founder because he can't make this thing work, either.</p><p></p><p>The sooner we stop spending blood and treasure on a lost cause, the better. There are much smarter ways to cripple Al Qeuda than to have 100,000+ troops running around the moonscape called Afghanistan. Bring them all home, and bank the money for infrastructure in THIS country. Fix all the roads and bridges, fund every startup that thinks they can reduce our dependence on petroleum, pay subsidies to everyone who wants to go to college, subsidize everyone to weather-proof their home and reduce energy use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TechGrrl, post: 746826, member: 4932"] See, I consider this a real challenge for General Petraeus; Stan was HIS man, the acolyte at the feet of the master; now General Dave gets to show that his strategy works, because he is DA MAN. Frankly, I think Afghanistan has been the devourer of empires for millenia; the US has no chance whatsoever of creating a functional state out of the barrel of a gun. General Petraeus's career will founder because he can't make this thing work, either. The sooner we stop spending blood and treasure on a lost cause, the better. There are much smarter ways to cripple Al Qeuda than to have 100,000+ troops running around the moonscape called Afghanistan. Bring them all home, and bank the money for infrastructure in THIS country. Fix all the roads and bridges, fund every startup that thinks they can reduce our dependence on petroleum, pay subsidies to everyone who wants to go to college, subsidize everyone to weather-proof their home and reduce energy use. [/QUOTE]
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