Comments on: REVIEW: Tonight’s FRONTLINE Documentary “The War Briefing”

By: marc desmarais

marc desmarais — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:35:43 +0000

Front Line started to take a turn to the left a decade or so ago. To bad.
I stopped watching it a couple of years ago when they portrayed Dick Cheney as Darth Vader.

By: What?

What? — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:31:05 +0000

“In the mean time, we can continue killing as many as possible.“
I think this is a solid strategy as sooner or later the Taliban and Al Qaeda will self destruct. They made critical mistakes in Iraq, their making critical mistakes in Pakistan, and they are making mistakes in Afghanistan.

By: HPC

HPC — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:28:19 +0000

Afghanistan/Pakistan is a several decade struggle/stalemate at best, and that is with a real international effort, which is a pipe dream. In the mean time, we can continue killing as many as possible. That place has no economics to offer and have no desire to be modern.
Without economics, security, and some sort of governance, there is no way out of that black hole. Pacify and modify, with or without force, one isolated village at a time, I guess.
Nation building in those parts are an understatement, since they lack, well, everything. Throw in their stupid religion and culture, and it is even more difficult to make progress.

By: slntax

slntax — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:59:22 +0000

just finished watching. really good stuff. highlights how difficult the war will be. afganistan will be longer, harder and costlier than iraq. i hope the next prez had the guts to stick it out and doesn’t forget about afganistan for domestic economic issues.

By: CTR1(SW)

CTR1(SW) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:56:45 +0000

I gave up on the American version of Tass and Pravda back in the 80’s.