Why is the Bush administration so slow to send more troops to Afghanistan, where they are needed?

Question

I mean, isn't that where there has been recent growth of Taliban and al Qaeda?

Answer 1

We don't have any more troops to send - they're all doing four and five extended tours in Iraq. The money's there, but a moron is writing the checks. And you're right, there's a religious civil war in Iraq we're trying to control, and the truly dangerous terrorists are operating out in the open in Afghanistan. Once Bush and his stooges are run off, hopefully someone will pull Washington's head out of the sand.

Answer 2

Bush could be grateful that NATO sent any troops in any respect, no rely how few. Bush's invasion of Afghanistan is his very own unilateral action. He did not even care to hunt for suggestion from with NATO in the previous embarking on such an action. maximum NATO contributors (with the exception human beings and Britain) even unfavorable the invasion. they only felt that they have got not have been given something to income out of occupying Afhanistan, and that's not of their interest to realize this. Now that Bush is deeply caught in the Afghan sink-hollow, Robert Gates is now begging NATO for extra help?. Why put in your mouth something which you ought to not chew in the 1st place?. the U. S. could had enable the Soviets end their interest in removing Afghan extremists, while Russia occupied Afghanistan till now in the '80s. yet extremely of doing that, the U. S. supported the Taliban mujahedeens and Bin encumbered extremely, featuring them with weapons to apply against the Soviets. And now the U. S. is combating precisely those comparable people who threw the Soviets out of Afghanistan. How stupid is that, first giving help to those communities then combating against them later?. Too undesirable, the U. S. in no way discovered from its errors.

Answer 3

George W Bush is more interested in thumbing his nose at the American public and pursuing his own agenda in Iraq, he has morphed the entire 9-11 incident into "lets Bomb Saddam" and has let his countrymen down

Impeach and imprision this baffoon!!

and as for being a decision for the "boots on the ground"
when did they ever get a vote?

CONCORD, N.H. - Three retired generals challenged a dozen members of Congress in a new ad campaign Wednesday, saying the politicians can't expect to win re-election if they support President Bush's policies in Iraq.
"I am outraged, as are the majority of Americans. I'm a lifelong Republican, but it's past time for change," retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste told reporters.
"Our strategy in Iraq today is more of the same, a slow grind to nowhere which totally ignores the reality of Iraq and the lessons of history," Batiste said. "Our president ignores sound military advice and surrounds himself with like-minded and compliant subordinates."

Answer 4

The Afghan army is doing a better job of fighting the Taliban than the Iraqi army is doing to stop the insurgents/terrorists.

Answer 5

Every NATO nation has claimed to be tapped out about sending more troops. Instead, the forces are training Afganistans to be soldiers. They do have an army and police now although both are known to be corrupt. I don't know what NATO plans to do if Afganistan's government votes to tell NATO to leave, which is something it is thinking about doing.

Answer 6

Well see, ya gotta have troops to send. With our low troop levels and everyone being sent to Iraq....there's really not many left to go to Afghanistan. And besides, Iraq's where the oil is at!

Answer 7

For reasons of his own, Bush is sending them to Iraq to protect the Iraqis from killing each other. I guess Bush thinks that is part of his job as president of the USA to protect non-Americans more than Americans. Can you imagine getting rid of all crimes and criminals in the United States of American using all those billions and billions of dollars Bush is spending in Iraq? Oh, I forgot, most of those billions and billions of dollars flowing in Iraq are the for graft and corrupted elected Iraqi officials and loyal Bushie officials.

Answer 8

George Bush is less than half-interested in Iraq

Answer 9

Has it occurred to you that this may be because the US military does not feel that we need more troops there?

Let me guess - you got all of your military experience from the 'Rambo' movies - right?

Answer 10

It takes money and the Dems are paying politics with the purse strings, all to the detriment of our armed forces and our country.