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Originally posted by onetime2
Interesting that the only alternatives presented are waiting to plan more and sending in sniper teams. Snipers and planning were done. Afghanistan wasn't rushed or doesn't anyone recall the praise that Bush got after 9/11 for not just going out and bombing the hell out of places immediately?
No one has presented any alternatives to how the effort was conducted.
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Actually I think that most of us agree that the invasion of Afganistan was the correct action. What some of us are concerned with, was the lack of a comprehensive plan to deal with Afganistan and al-Qaida. Just because our mainstream media outlets are not paying much attention to Afganistan does not mean everything there is great. The place is in shambles. Admittedly I believe that they are better off without the Taliban in charge, but the country is still a very dangerous place. Afganistan had the potential to be the first step in a successful war on terrorism, followed by a comprehensive and funded Homeland Security program that would decrease the likelihood of domestic terror. Unfortunately, this administration decided to turn their attention, forces and money on Iraq and neglected to complete their mission in Afganistan. Yes we are still there, but with a greater presence perhaps we could have gotten Afganistan more settled before we pulled the bulk of our resources out. Just my opinion.