Soldiers from Task Force 2-27 Infantry patrol the ruins of an Afghan village during Operation Verendrye near the Pakistan border. OEF Deployment PhotosFrom Time Magazine:
On the Friday after he was inaugurated, Barack Obama held a full-scale National Security Council meeting about the most serious foreign policy crisis he is facing — the deteriorating war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. "It was a pretty alarming meeting," said one senior Administration official. "The President was extremely cool and in control," said another participant. "But some people, especially political aides like Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod who hadn't been briefed on the situation, walked out of that meeting stunned." The general feeling was expressed by one person who said at the very end, "Holy s___."
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My Comment: "Holy Shit" indeed. A part of me hopes and prays that some "satisfactory" solution will be found to Afghanistan. Another part of me is skeptical, Afghanistan has a terrible history when it comes to foreign powers in their country.
What will the final result be .... I sincerely do not know.
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