Petraeus says al-Qaida not on rise in Afghanistan

[unhappycamper]

Petraeus says al-Qaida not on rise in Afghanistan
Published 06:25 p.m., Saturday, April 9, 2011

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The top commander of U.S. and NATO forces said Saturday that while some al-Qaida fighters have been searching for hide-outs in rugged areas of eastern Afghanistan, he does not think they are making a comeback inside the country.

"There is no question that al-Qaida has had a presence in Afghanistan and continues to have a presence -- generally assessed at less than 100 or so," Gen. David Petraeus told reporters at the coalition's headquarters in the Afghan capital.

Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that during the past six to eight months, al-Qaida fighters have been setting up training camps, hideouts and bases along Afghanistan's northeastern border with Pakistan. The newspaper cited U.S., Afghan and Taliban officials and quoted an unnamed senior U.S. military officer as saying "al-Qaida is coming back."




unhappycamper comment: Everything about Afghanistan screams either quagmire or Vietnam to me.

We're spending $150+ billion dollars a year to kill less than 100 people? Gimmeafuckingbreak.

[hobbit709]

1. He's consistent in his BS.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. "to kill less than 100 people? "

We are killing WAY more than that.
All those pesky civilians who get in the way are blown up on the same tab, and don't forget that village we completely leveled. I have a feeling it was not the only one.

[Modern_Matthew]

3. Time to get out, then. nt

[lib2DaBone]

4. We are now arming Al Queida in Libyia.... we fund both sides of this war...

Criminal enterprises, war lords, drug cartels, civil wars... this is American "Foreign Policy".