[Dan40]

Originally Posted by Excaliber

Well thats one plan Dan, welfare for them, not sure it's a good one, but at least it's a plan. As painful as it may be, we might have to consider leaving the fields alone, in the near term and focusing our energy elsewhere? Infrastructure, roads, housing, employment alternatives, schools? Or even in the NEAR term, a surge first, other things second.

Indeed Buzz, while we have made SOME progress with Pakistan we are far from the goal. What is encouraging is seeing news reports of individuals within townships taking up arms and fighting the Taliban on a local level. They are tired of the murders and intimidation by that group. As the Afghans USED TO BE! Gotta ask yourself, what happened to change that, on either side of the border. What ever it is, we need more of it!

Well that ONE plan seems to be the liberals ONLY plan. Take from the rich and give to the undeserving, ala Robin Hood [the famous mythical CRIMINAL and KILLER!]