A record 60 percent of Americans say the war in Afghanistan has not been worth fighting, a grim assessment -- and a politically hazardous one -- in advance of the Obama administration's one-year review of its revised strategy.
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I'll tell ya what the review will say, just pull one of Westmoreland's briefings out of the archives from Vietnam and change the names of the towns and the dates to reflect the present.
From Wikipedia:
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On April 28, 1967, Westmoreland addressed a joint session of Congress. "In evaluating the enemy strategy," he said, "It is evident to me that he believes our Achilles heel is our resolve ... Your continued strong support is vital to the success of our mission ... Backed at home by resolve, confidence, patience, determination and continued support, we will prevail in Vietnam over the Communist aggressor!"
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So we've resolved to stay in Afghanistan, longer than we were in Vietnam, and we have less to show for our efforts. Thankfully, we haven't managed to get 58,000 of our troops killed yet.
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