Comments on: Afghanistan paths of glory http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/andrewkrystal/2007/09/20/afghanistan-paths-of-glory/ Just another Rogers Radio Blog weblog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.3-2.2.1 By: Damian P. http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/andrewkrystal/2007/09/20/afghanistan-paths-of-glory/#comment-381 Damian P. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:16:46 +0000 http://blog.rogersradiointernet.com/andrewkrystal/2007/09/20/afghanistan-paths-of-glory/#comment-381 The United States has around 26,000 troops in Afghanistan - not nearly as many as in Iraq, to be sure, but still nearly 2/3 of all NATO forces in the country - and hardly a "token force." http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/09/news/afghan.php Might I suggest that the tiny force America initially committed to Afghanistan proved more than sufficient to oust the Taliban? It certainly didn't take long. (The question of whether they're committing enough forces to hold the country together *now* is a different one.) The United States has around 26,000 troops in Afghanistan - not nearly as many as in Iraq, to be sure, but still nearly 2/3 of all NATO forces in the country - and hardly a “token force.”

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/09/news/afghan.php

Might I suggest that the tiny force America initially committed to Afghanistan proved more than sufficient to oust the Taliban? It certainly didn’t take long. (The question of whether they’re committing enough forces to hold the country together *now* is a different one.)

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