Robert Gates: "We're Not Ever Leaving" Afghanistan

[qh4dotcom]

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26477.htm

I wonder if an economic collapse will make Gates change his mind.

[Pericles]

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26477.htm (http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26477.htm)

I wonder if an economic collapse will make Gates change his mind.

Cutting the supply line that runs via Pakistan will more readily influence that idea.

[jkr]

soooo how is the realestate?

[JohnEngland]

Soviet Union 1991: "We're not ever leaving the... oh... never mind then..."

[awake]

We knew this... and they will be leaving, much the in the same manner that the Soviets did; broke.

[KCIndy]

From the article:


During a dinner hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for Afghan President Hamid Karzai in May, Gates reminded the group that he still feels guilty for his role in the first President Bush's decision to pull out of Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, according to Bob Woodward's new book, "Obama's Wars." And to express his commitment to not letting down the country again, he emphasized:

"We're not leaving Afghanistan prematurely," Gates finally said. "In fact, we're not ever leaving at all."

Woodward notes that the group was shocked by the blunt comment: "At least one stunned participant put down his fork. Another wrote it down, verbatim, in his notes."


LOL!! Jeez, exactly how the hell can this *possibly* be a surprise to anyone??? Seriously?? Considering how much territory we are still parked on in the aftermath of WWII (which ended 65 years ago) how can anyone with half a brain think we're going to pack up and haul ass out of Afghanistan OR Iraq anytime in the foreseeable future?? :rolleyes:

[acptulsa]

Well, what good is promoting democracy around the world if you don't keep enough troops in place to ensure that the people vote for what and whom you want them to vote for?

You people seem to think maintaining imperialism with the veneer of humanity is easy.

[Imaginos]

Hey Robert, we already knew!
:mad: