Exclusive: Obama approves broader role for U.S. forces in Afghanistan

[Silver_Witch]

Source: Rueters

"The new authorities that Obama has given the U.S. military could give it greater leeway in addressing the shortcomings of Afghan security forces.

Still, experts warn that its hard to predict when Afghanistan will be able to stand on its own against the Taliban, not to mention the country's enormous economic difficulties and fractious political system."

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-obama-exclusive-idUSKCN0YW055

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A war that will never end...continuing conflict and fighting. And what will 2017 bring us...more war, more cost, more lost American lives?

[PoliticAverse]

1. Rec'd for exposure. n/t

[MisterFred]

2. Ugh.

This is a bad decision without extracting concessions from the Afghan government. The Afghan government will never be able to stand on its own as long as it is a rapacious bunch of corrupt hooligans. Our decision to prop up an only-barely-lesser-evil without forcing it to change is shameful.

[jalan48]

3. Didn't Obama get the Nobel Peace Prize?

[Phlem]

10. Must I remind you

Up is down.

War is peace.

and left is right.

There you go, fixed it.

[Kelvin Mace]

4. It's called escalation

and Obama's legacy will be extending Bush's war into the longest in US history, and a war we cannot help but lose.

[TheProgressive]

5. A lot of people make million$/Billion$ from 'war'...

Any wonder why the war budget is $600 Billion+...?

Killing people for money...brought to you by republicans AND democrats.

[Phlem]

7. Yeay! OUr Nobel Peace Prize winning President

Whom shouldered the burden of wars when he took office is living up to our expectations!

Wait........

The Thirdway, making the 1% and corporations rich one war at a time.

Wait........

[Turin_C3PO]

8. Our government

needs to draw a line in the sand. Tell Afghanistan that they have until such-and-such date to receive our help and straighten out their security forces. After said date we will withdraw our troops from the area.

I'm sick of this never-ending crap.

[Phlem]

9. Hillary will take care of that for you.

Just you wait and see.

[Turin_C3PO]

11. As long as she gets us out entirely. Nt.

[Javaman]

12. I will commence with the holding of the breath. nt

[Silver_Witch]

22. Indeed she will...indeed she will...

And all who voted for her or will vote for her carry the burden of the dead on their shoulders as well.

[raindaddy]

13. Rolling out the red carpet for Hillary no doubt..

I'm sure we'll see a lot more of this under Hillary..

[840high]

15. Bank on it. A lot more.

[raindaddy]

18. No longerv belive any fundamental chage is possible through the Democratic Party....

In its current form!

And no matter what the media tries to spin the shared dislike for Trump isn't going to heal the major rift between 3rd way Dems and progressives.

[Sunlei]

14. Saudi Arabia needs to step-up more with ground training the Afgs, so the USA can get the hell out.

[kadaholo]

17. Here we go...

again and again and again and again....

[avaistheone1]

19. And so perpetual war rolls on.

No change here folks, or to come for that matter.

[Solly Mack]

20. ...

[TipTok]

21. As I get ready to go back again...

Good...

I want left and right limits are wide as we can get them and let commanders choose how to conduct missions.

[Major Hogwash]

23. And the hits just keep coming.

I guess we're trying to set some kind of new record now for the longest war we've ever been involved with evah!