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Originally Posted by roachboy
i see obama as entirely boxed in by the fact of the american adventure in afghanistan.
another way: that prior involvement, a gift from the bush adminstration that, like so many others, keeps on giving, constitutes the parameters that shape all possibilities that present themselves.
so the larger objectives that may explain why the bush people involved themselves (in a manner of speaking) in afghanistan are not at this point relevant. the (largely deteriorating) situation on the ground is all that's relevant.
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Why or how is Obama boxed in? Isn't it his decision to set the course of action in Afghanistan? I partly agree that the situation on the ground is all that is relevant because that is what drives strategy and tactics but it assumes a need to have US military on the ground in Afghanistan - in that respect the goal or objective is most relevant. If your conclusion is correct, is it a worthy goal?