tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664474623650181692.post8582866467392129032..comments2023-08-29T04:48:14.525-07:00Comments on pakpotpourri2: The Big Disconnect : By JESSE JACKSONYASMEEN ALIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10748945833762147296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664474623650181692.post-32429736799040534802010-07-26T00:04:57.690-07:002010-07-26T00:04:57.690-07:00Afghan war is war of attrition.No one has been abl...Afghan war is war of attrition.No one has been able to come out as victorious.By continuing the war in Afghanistan,Obama is trying to survive politically along with fellow Democrats.I thought political leadership in Pakistan is selfish but in US , it is more than that.Inam66https://www.blogger.com/profile/04956011070892804212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664474623650181692.post-29886005538070609012010-07-25T14:11:39.582-07:002010-07-25T14:11:39.582-07:00Richard Holbrooke testified on Capitol Hill about ...Richard Holbrooke testified on Capitol Hill about the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday. Holbrooke, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, faced growing reluctance from senators to continue spending money on an Afghan government seen as rife with corruption.This was reported July 15.<br />The big question is with a collapsing economy, do we,the Americans afford to throw good money after bad in Afghanistan? <br />US expenditure in Afghan War in 2009 was $65 billion.The US budget alone is more than 5 times the Afghan GDP of $12.5B ($400 per capita).<br />“Afghanistan is almost certainly the Obama policy that Republicans like the most,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Nearly two-thirds of Republicans support the war in Afghanistan. Three-quarters of Democrats oppose the war.”<br />Where are the chants of change touted by Obama on elections? The decision to withdraw our boys from Afghanistan from 2012 has extended to 2014.<br />Jesse Jackson, round up your boys in Washington & put a STOP to this war!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714331876749166424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664474623650181692.post-72942998707949770602010-07-25T13:28:15.207-07:002010-07-25T13:28:15.207-07:00Jeez!!!!
When Obama was announced President,I reca...Jeez!!!!<br />When Obama was announced President,I recall Jesse & Oprah together with tears of joy streaming down their faces.Jesse is well respected as a social activist! The winds of Washington are certainly blowing another way!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542273763922230518noreply@blogger.com