US military hints at staying in Afghanistan for decades

[Judi Lynn]

US military hints at staying in Afghanistan for decades

www.chinaview.cn 2005-01-03 20:27:53

KABUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The US-led coalition troops are likely to remain in the post-war Afghanistan for decades, a senior US commander hinted here Monday.

"I think I can tell with confidence that the United States, the coalition would stay here until the mission is complete. We do not have a timeline on when we would leave Afghanistan," commander of the Regional Command East Gary Cheek told reporters Monday.

Regional Command East covers 16 provinces of Afghanistan, including east, southeast, northeast and central provinces of the war-torn nation.

The mission of the US army as defined by Washington is to eliminate the terror network of Taliban and al-Qaeda, stabilize security and strengthen democracy in the war-devastated central Asian state.

To complete the mission, the US military needs years to remain here as it has failed to track down the Taliban's chief Mullah Mohammad Omar and Osama Bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks on the United States.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/03/content_2411354.htm

[SpiralHawk]

1. Or until all the oil in the region is sucked and pumped out

whichever comes sooner.

[Solly Mack]

2. Now there's a shocker

:eyes:

[LynnTheDem]

3. bush; FLIP-FLOPPER in chief even ignores his OWN advice.

"If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road."

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/debates/transcripts/u221003.html

[LynnTheDem]

4. So bush just LIED AGAIN when he called Afghanistan "a total success"

Gee *yawn* I'm so shocked that bush-god lied his frigging ass off as usual. :eyes:

[LynnTheDem]

5. Bush touts Afghanistan as model for Iraq

LOL!!!

http://www.independent-media.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=7810&fcategory_desc=Afghanistan

[MissB]

6. And that is why the stop losses are extended 27 years

in some cases. 27 freakin years.

[saigon68]

7. UNTIL THOUSANDS OF TROOPS ARE BLASTED TO BITS

SOUNDS LIKE FUN TO ME </SARCASM>

[jimshoes]

8. War without end

amen. (Neocon prayer)