Comments on: Clinton Insists US Doesn’t Have Long-Term Designs on Afghanistan

By: hotaruSTAR16

hotaruSTAR16 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:31:09 +0000

It is hard to believe that the U.S. does not have any long-term plans in Afghanistan. Whether or not Obama decides to stay in this war is going to draw criticism from opposite ends. Asia Chronicle has been giving some good insight on the situation in Afghanistan. Worth a read I think. www.asiachroniclenews.com

By: b. russo

b. russo — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:52:35 +0000

No designs ? Hilary, check your generals long terms building projects of superbases inthat country, some to be completed by the year 2014.

By: andy

andy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:09:48 +0000

No long-term designs? Then why not just leave?

By: silqworm

silqworm — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:37:07 +0000

Hillary is becoming more transparently evil all the time. Look at her left eye. Since those Pakistani women students told her off, and in light of everything everywhere showing her as a incompetent fool, coupled with glorification pieces in the NYT, Time Magazine, she is literally insane at this point, in my humble opinion.

By: Jane Doe

Jane Doe — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:19:47 +0000

I would agree with the Caspian Sea oil theory, but we can and have negotiated with dictators and even the Taliban, and negotiation is much more cost effective than war.

Plus we get our oil from Mexico, Canada, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Venezvuela. Beyond Saudi Arabia we are not dependent on Middle Eastern or South Asian oil.

And beyond that, any sane person, someone older than 8, would know that oil is a finite resource. We could invade Mexico or Canada and be home on the weekends margaritas in hand.

These wars are for Israel as Avigdor Lieberman kind-of said in March. We have no business there and need to get out.

By: Peter Biddulph

Peter Biddulph — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:47:48 +0000

No designs on Afghanistan. Really? Yet it's clear from the Iraq history, the strategy is – has always been – liberate (invade), select a couple of lead guys from the politicians (thugs ) who've been operating in and around for a while, hold a "democratic" election, and tell the one elected that he'll stay in power just as long as he continues to support American strategy for the area.

And in the case of Afghanistan and all the "Stan" states, the strategy has been in place since at least Robert McFarlane's now declassified 1985 assessment of the area. It's Caspian Sea oil and gas, and keeping Russian in check.