Moderators John317 Posted March 27, 2009 Moderators Share Posted March 27, 2009 Obama: Taliban and al-Qaida must be stopped AP – President Barack Obama announces a new comprehensive strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Friday, March … By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 39 mins ago WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday ordered 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. In a war that still has no end in sight, Obama said the fresh infusion of U.S. forces is designed to bolster the Afghan army and turn up the heat on terrorists that he said are plotting new attacks against Americans. The plan takes aim at terrorist havens in Pakistan and challenges the government there and in Afghanistan to show more results. Obama called the situation in the region "increasingly perilous" more than seven years after the Taliban was removed from power in Afghanistan. "If the Afghanistan government falls to the Taliban or allows al-Qaida to go unchallenged," Obama said, "that country will again be a base for terrorists." He announced the troop deployment, as well as plans to send hundreds of additional civilians to Afghanistan, with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and top intelligence and national security figures at his side. The announcement followed a policy review Obama launched not long after taking office. The 4,000 troops bolster the dispatch of an additional 17,000 forces to the war-weary nation. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai welcomed the additional help to train his country's army and police force, saying in a statement that Obama's strategy "will bring Afghanistan and the international community closer to success." There are clear risks and costs to Obama's strategy. Violence is rising. The war in Afghanistan saw American military deaths rise by 35 percent in 2008 as Islamic extremists shifted their focus to a new front with the West. Obama's plan will also cost many more billions of dollars. And the president's plan includes no timeline for withdrawal of U.S. troops. Yet Obama bluntly warned that the al-Qaida terrorists who masterminded the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were actively planning further attacks on the United States from safe havens in Pakistan. And he said the Afghanistan government is in peril of falling to the Islamic militants of the Taliban once again. "So I want the American people to understand that we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future," the president said. "That is the goal that must be achieved," Obama added. "That is a cause that could not be more just. And to the terrorists who oppose us, my message is the same: we will defeat you." Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil D Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 To AlQaida, President Obama said, " We will defeat you."... Heady stuff from a man who is accused of 'cutting and running'...A man who is gonna be weak on terrorism...a man who some say is a reflection of a socialist... Guys and Gals, just how much more hawkish do you want this man to be??? You realise that those who want Obama "to fail" are those who side with Rush Limbaugh and Osama bin Laudin...Now, how unpatriotic is that???? This borders on sedition...doesn't it????? How does it feel to be called "unpatrotic" for voicing a disenting voice? Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_in_RP Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Its a change we can believe in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil D Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 HEY ALL YES CHANGE from before election to after election hhhhhhmmmmmmmm dgrimm60 Yeah, change where Rush Limbaugh and Osama bin Ladin are on the same side where both are hoping that President Obama "fails".... Yeee-ah! Quote Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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