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What the US has to say on Afghanistan
“ Afghanistan, was never going to be an easy ride, however looking at the text below makes me wonder if there ever was a strategic plan at the beginning or did the USA really go in blind in an attempt to respond to terrorism”
A top US military official has said he is not convinced his country is winning the war in Afghanistan.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee success in Afghanistan would require more civilian effort beyond the military fight.
"I'm not convinced we are winning it in Afghanistan. I am convinced we can" - Admiral Mike Mullen
Mr Mullen said: "Frankly, we're running out of time.
“I would suggest that it is more like running out of money and the Government is about to loose the gun wielding president to a more passive candidate”
"I'm not convinced we are winning it in Afghanistan. I am convinced we can."
Violence in Afghanistan has soared over the past two years as al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters have regrouped in the remote region between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mr Mullen said: "These two nations are inextricably linked in a common insurgency that crosses the border between them. We can hunt down and kill extremists as they cross over the border from Pakistan ... but until we work more closely with the Pakistani government to eliminate the safe havens from which they operate, the enemy will only keep coming."
It's nearly seven years since US-led forces toppled the Taliban after the September 11, 2001, attacks.
US commanders in Afghanistan have requested three more combat brigades, about 10,000 soldiers. About 33,000 US troops are already there, including 14,000 who are part of a 53,000-strong Nato military command.
And President George Bush this week promised more troops.
The officials said the West should do more to help Afghans with new investments in roads and other infrastructure, education and crop assistance.
Mr Mullen said: "These are the keys to success in Afghanistan. We cannot kill our way to victory."
He said Afghanistan badly needed a national security force supported by local leaders
“it’s funny that they never mentioned the Trillion Dollar oil supply in the north of Afghanistan”
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“TO ALL WHO FELL”
In time of War,
they heeded the call
They took up arms
"Freedom For All"
They went to serve
in a far away land
In battles they fought,
they took a stand


In honour of Country, their duty they performed
For those who died, our Country sadly mourned
There were many who fell and gave their lives
Leaving behind children, mothers, fathers and wives


They fought the fight to "Let Freedom Ring"
In honour of that, their praises we sing
To those who died, we salute you all
And give our thanks for heeding the call

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"We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be; we shall fight on beaches, landing grounds, in fields, in streets and on the hills. We shall never surrender and even if, which I do not for the moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, will carry on the struggle until in God's good time the New World with all its power and might, sets forth to the liberation and rescue of the Old."
- Prime Minister Winston Churchill (after the fall of France)

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Ronin daddy

My daddy is a soldier
he’s often gone away
to some far off country
where he has to stay.
I really miss my daddy
and I’m not sure what he does
except he helps other people
who need him very much.
At night when I say my prayers
I ask to keep daddy safe
so that he can come home to us
and sit in his favourite place.
Some nights I can hear mommy cry
when she thinks I’m asleep
I know she misses daddy
and her sadness hurts real deep.
I know that a day may come
when daddy won’t come home
and it scares me even thinking
that we will be alone.
My daddy is a soldier
he’s often gone away
And I am so very proud of him
each and every day.
Come home to us daddy
When your job is done
I know that those people needed you
But they aren’t the only ones.