From Those Who Are There ~

[yankeemom]

While Tiger Woods is the media’s Uh Oh! of the moment, there’s still two wars going on in which America is still involved. I know, surprised aren’t you? Iraq is mostly forgotten now since Obama declared EXIT!, though Biden is talking on the phone to the necessary people about the maybe upcoming elections, and bombs still go off and innocent people still die.

Afghanistan makes headlines still, but mostly in regard to Obama’s slooowwww decision-making process. If you don’t read newspapers other than NYT or LAT or get your news from the cable opinionators (I just can’t call it news reporting), you might not have any idea of the actual events that are actually transpiring there or what the Troops on the frontlines have to say. One must spend time surfing the web for actual reports coming from those intimately involved in the everyday war effort. MilBlogs and independent embeds have been giving us a look at the situation on the ground, but they rarely, if ever, make the “news”.

Obama To Announce Decision In Afghanistan


“Rationale”?? “Move forward”….by EXIT? What the hell did he just say?

Oh, and this one is a perfect example of why too many people don’t have a clue:

Obama’s Afghan Decision


But there is one reporter, Sarah A. Carter, who has been doing a pretty good job reporting on Afghanistan.

Today’s article:

Afghan troops eager for more help soon

MAYWAND, Afghanistan | President Obama’s pending decision to send thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan weighs heavily on U.S. forces already on the ground.

A Washington Times reporter and photographer spent much of October - the deadliest month for American troops there thus far - with U.S. Army soldiers in southern Afghanistan, who spoke openly of the need for more boots on the ground, the more and sooner the better.

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Sgt. Yost also reiterated the need for more troops on the ground.

“We’re soldiers, and we’re going to follow our commanders. All I can say is that I hope the people in the U.S. understand that we need some more help out here. We can really make a difference if we get the people we need.”

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“To us, they’re not just numbers; they’re our friends,” the commander said.

“We can make a difference. … Why is there even a debate to send more troops out here? It’s what we really need. We need more troops.”

Read it all here.

You can read her latest articles here.

Newsday talked to three, count ‘em, three families:

Families with ties to U.S. effort in Afghanistan speak

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And then there’s Congress:

Afghanistan action could test alliance between Obama, Pelosi

“…Republicans are likely to fault Obama for arriving at a number 6,000 troops short of the 40,000 sought by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

Liberal Democrats, many of whom supported Obama precisely because he was an early opponent of the Iraq war, will likely lambaste him for escalating another far-flung conflict. Liberals say Obama should lean more on diplomacy and economic development since trying to control Afghanistan with force has proven futile throughout history….”

So many armchair Generals:

Political Wisdom: Advice for Obama on Eve of Afghan Speech

The American Debate: Politically, a losing war strategy for Obama?

THE WAR: How to pay for those extra troops we may send to Afghanis...

Even AlJazeera reports:

US veterans lobby against Afghan deployment - 28 Nov 09


Interesting that this video starts out with Pro-surge Veterans, yet use the word “against” in it’s title. And I just love the last sentence you hear: “Did we go the wrong way?” No slant here!! Nope, None at all.

Shouldn’t the bottom line here be what is best for our Troops to be victorious and not someone’s political-play agenda? Apparently not…more’s the shame.

Can we say SNAFU?!

[Twana Blevins]

Thanks Yankeemom for sharing all of this much needed information with us.

[peggy gilliam]

LETS put all our DC politicians over there in place of all our soldiers......oh - wait - that wouldn't work - THEY ARE COWARDS and they would be waving a white flag as they got off the plane...... MAYBE OUR president COULD LEAD THEM ....UMMMM?

[Don Moore]

When I was in Afghanistan, we were building roads, handing out medical care and in some cases feeding the afghanis'. Now it seems that OBAMARAMA has step it up and out and away from winning the hearts and minds.
I was there in 2003-2004 and most Afghanis' loved us. What in the hell did OBAMARAMA do to screw it all up?

[yankeemom]

I know, Don. I've been reading about the incredible stuff you all were doing over there these past 8 years (cuz I looked and looked until I found the sites that were reporting what you were actually doing.)
I've also seen photos of our Troops and the Afghanis cooperating and shmoozin' as best you could, taken by photographers who do not work for the MSM.
God Bless ya, Don and Thank you!

******Comment by Don Moore 54 minutes ago
When I was in Afghanistan, we were building roads, handing out medical care and in some cases feeding the afghanis'. Now it seems that OBAMARAMA has step it up and out and away from winning the hearts and minds.
I was there in 2003-2004 and most Afghanis' loved us. What in the hell did OBAMARAMA do to screw it all up?

[yankeemom]

LOL Peggy! Exactly!

[yankeemom]

YW Twanabee ~;o)
(you know so well how I do not tolerate unnecessary ignorance.)

[Dame Truth]

EVERY soldier who is on the ground there, or has BEEN on the ground iterates the same thing: they cannot do their job effectively and safely unless more troops are sent. Period. There is no disagreement and no discussion.

WHY does no one listen to the troops with boots on the ground? Beats the heck out of me, except to make me wonder whether they are intentionally trying to demoralize and beat our troops down. I would not put anything past this administration. Nefarious motives coupled with extreme incompetence and heartlessness and hatred of everything American and Christian are enough to cause me great concern.

Yankeemom, many thx for posting!

[Thomas]

Pray like you are caling for reinforcements. (you are)
If your state does not have a spiritual congress in the works, maybe you could start one.

[Max]

The 'End Game' is near.
There will be no reinforcements, only withdrawal.
The lefties have always been anti-war because they're cowards and weasels, and now they control the government's purse strings and the military elite.

ACORN and Health Care Reform are FAR TOO IMPORTANT to them to be concerned with world wide terrorism, ruthless drug lords and 'the religion of peace'...

They never did have the fortitude or courage to see ANY difficult chore through till the end.
Time to 'sleaze' on down the road...
This one is over...

Max

[Beverly Perlson]

God Bless Pete Hegseth and the Vets For Freedom! This is the second time they have had to make the rounds on the hill in support of their Brothers! I think that We The People, when we get our country back, need to make it a requirement that if a Politician disagrees with our General in charge, he should be required to put boots on and imbed with our Soldiers for 6 weeks! Let the Generals run the war! This administration has our country so screwed up and now they are screwing up all the good work Pete, my Son and all their Brothers have done. God Please Help Our Military, They, As Well As Us, Need DIVINE INTERVENTION!

Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers
www.thebandofmothers.com