tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post3913214377153958403..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Counter-Will: Why Afghanistan?Dad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-32775633496947910552009-09-05T11:13:51.702-05:002009-09-05T11:13:51.702-05:00Another objection to the Wehner/Senor argument is ...Another objection to the Wehner/Senor argument is this: they prefer to characterize opposition to Afghan as 'political.'<br /><br />Not entirely true. Some of us simply don't see this fight as the best and highest use of US troops.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-85212724021110196102009-09-05T11:09:02.117-05:002009-09-05T11:09:02.117-05:00"Deploying missiles" is not quite the sa..."Deploying missiles" is not quite the same as deploying troops.<br /><br />Also, we had troops in Europe already. The missiles were meant to deter aggression that the troops would have to answer. The Democrats of the day chose to consider this an escalation; but really, it was intended not to provoke a fight but to make one less likely.<br /><br />Pushing the militants into Uighur-land, however, is a thought that has some real potential. If it could be done, it would force China to take a hand, and start paying some of the costs of being the 'global power' they'd like to be.Grimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com