http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/18/emanuel-obama-asking-questions-that-have-never-been-asked/
Who are we to ask these kinds of questions of the Afghanistan government, as to whether they can provide peace and security for their own people?
The mission, as told to the American people, was to capture Osama Bin Laden, not to restructure Afghanistan's government into becoming a true partner of the United States.
If those parameters for invasion are considered just,then the only obvious question one can ask is who is next?
A top aide to President Barack Obama said Sunday that the administration’s thorough review of the U.S. military’s continued involvement in Afghanistan includes asking a number of questions about the Afghan government’s ability to function and provide peace and security on its own.
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said the White House is not only looking at the question of how many troops are necessary to accomplish the American mission in Afghanistan but also: “Do you have a credible Afghan partner for this process — that can provide the security and the type of services that the Afghan people need?”
“This is a much more complex decision” than just determining the appropriate level of troops, Emanuel told CNN Chief National Correspondent John King Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
“It’s clear that basically we had a war [in Afghanistan] for eight years that was going on, that’s adrift,” Emanuel also said, “that we’re beginning at scratch, just at the starting point, after eight years – and that there’s not an [Afghan] security force, an [Afghan] army, and the types of services that are important for the Afghans to become a true partner.”
