Pull out of Afghanistan?

Pull out of Afghanistan?

A NYT article says General Petraeus’s voices have no audience at White House. Will the US pull out of Afghanistan because it’s losing the war? Or will it be a bargaining chip in the pending negotiation with Iran?

I think both.

Democrats have no stomach for war. They like to avoid conflict. They hope the confrontation will go away if it backs down.

I believe you are only as strong as your strength.

Just look at China’s history over the last 100 years and You’ll know what I am talking about. In the dying years of Qing Dynasty, China was kicked around by as many as eight foreign countries. China’s was weak because it had no military to speak of. China lost Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan. Shanghai and many coastal cities became colonies of foreign countries. After the Republic of China was founded, war continued to ravage China and ultimately led to the invasion of Japan and eight year war. After the war, the country was involved in civil war which led to the exile of the national government and the formation of People’s Republic of China.

Look at China now: Its economic is booming and has surpassed Germany to become the third largest economy in the world. It developed nuclear capabilities in the 60’s. It has mapped the moon surface and is planning to send a man-mission to the moon in the next 20 years. It is in the process of building an air carrier. It is plotting to send a Mar’s expedition in the near future.

Why is China doing this? China is doing this not because it wants to invade other country. It is doing this because Chinese knows you only negotiate through strenght.

Not through weakness. Not ever!