U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew, a pararescueman, prepares to repel from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a proficiency exercise outside Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 10, 2009. Matthew is assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.From Defense Talk:
Washington: President Barack Obama has moved quickly to shift the US military's focus to the Afghan war instead of Iraq, but the success of his new strategy could hinge on events beyond his control in volatile Pakistan.
In his first 100 days in office, Obama has announced plans to withdraw most US combat troops from Iraq before 2011 while ordering an escalation of the US commitment in Afghanistan, approving the deployment of 21,000 reinforcements.
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My Comment: Going from one hellhole to another hellhole. But the difference is that while the war in Iraq was always a conflict that everyone knew would ultimately end after a few years .... the same cannot be said about Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's history has always been one of perpetual conflict and war. With Pakistan going down the tubes .... one can only assume that this region of the world can only get worse.
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