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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-11-09 11:49 AM
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20. No. The OP is not about deferring to the military.
Edited on Sun Oct-11-09 11:49 AM by Kurt_and_Hunter
The OP suggests that whatever action marks the 'sweet spot' of maximum appeal to politicians and pundits (and generals) is almost certainly wrong.

Single-payer off the table from the start. Withdrawal from Afghanistan off the table from the start.

Why? Those are political decisions, not practical decisions.

I don't like the war but it doesn't follow from that that I'd chose sending 20,000 over sending 60,000--it's not about the number, it's about a sensible policy that promotes a major national interest.

That may mean leaving. It may mean a major escalation.

But it almost certainly doesn't mean sending 20,000 more troops. The concensus "just right" solution is usually "just wrong."
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