The latest in a series of Pentagon proposals on changing US policy in its assorted wars, a series of options are expected to be delivered to President Trump next week on Afghanistan. The options being presented, according to the Pentagon, are meant to “break the stalemate” in Afghanistan.
By “stalemate,” what the Pentagon really means is mounting losses, which have left the Taliban with more territory now than at any other point in the 16-year US occupation. The Pentagon has previously indicated the most ambitious escalation will involve some 5,000 more US troops and 13,000 NATO troops being deployed.
But either way, wars don’t get deescalated by the US these days, so all of the plans being offered are escalations, with the least of the deployments being 3,000 US troops and everything just going up from there. The details beyond that are not all public knowledge.
President Trump is expected to announce his decision later in the month, sometime around the NATO summit. It’s not at all clear which plan President Trump is leaning toward, but given the limited range of options presented, it’s going to involve more US troops.
It is sad when we offer hope education and freedom to the Afghan women with out female mutilation . And than have to leave the country to Islamic perverts stuck in the 7th century to just change it all back again .
Really? You introduced Mujahadeen, You introduced the entire NATO, you brought the Afghan a corrupted government. The 7th century is far more better than the land of freaks home of the slave.
USA has no money for anything let alone wars. It will all end very badly.
This is what Afghanistan have done to empires since Alexander the great. This is the reason they call afghanistan the graveyard of empires.
British lost, Russian lost, US has to lose…. there is no way in the world US will win – not that US is not powerful, because Zionist incharge wants the war going forever.
“”– By “stalemate,” what the Pentagon really means is mounting losses, which have left the Taliban with more territory now than at any other point in the 16-year US occupation.–“”
Back in 2005-2006 when I was there, the only thing US could control was their bases. I am not sure what are they talking about Taliban has more control of territories?