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• "We should be in Afghanistan to win, not to set a timetable
for withdrawal", Sarah Palin's words clearly reflect her support
of President Obama's decision but at the same time signals her
frustration with the latter's hesitation in adopting a surge
strategy in the country.
• Palin is positive about winning in Afghanistan by motivating,
training and empowering the Afghan forces to 'build a stable
representative state able to defend itself.'
• She said that the United States should do everything possible
to turn the responsibility over to the Afghan government so that
the people can live there in peace without the interference of
America. This should be the 'ultimate goal' of the US on Afghan
soil.
• Palin reminds that the September 11 attacks were planned in
Afghanistan. Not making the US power felt in the country will
encourage Al Qaeda and the Taliban to impose their cruelty on the
people of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• America needs to be fully prepared to win, according to
Palin. She says that the whole world is watching the US, ready to
point a finger if America is not able to protect their interests
in Afghanistan.
• Palin was deeply disturbed by Obama's alleged comment that
troops in Afghanistan were "air raiding villages and killing
civilians."
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• Mike Huckabee has expressed his full support for the war in
Afghanistan and is also of the impression that the "war should
not be judged while the United States is in the midst of it."
• Huckabee agrees that the Al Qaeda is a threatening cancer
diagnosed in Afghanistan but drives home the theory that one does
not deal with cancer by "pretending it doesn't exist."
• He is all praise for President Obama's wise decisions
regarding the war on terror in Afghanistan and feels everyone
should extend their 'non-partisan' support to the President as he
aims to finish America's international involvement in the
eight-year Afghanistan war.
• However, he has expressed his displeasure in withdrawing the
American troops from America in July 2011. Huckabee has brushed
aside this timetable as 'a huge mistake' and is not too
optimistic that President Obama will be able to stick to his time
line, without running the risk of ultimately abandoning it.
• Huckabee has reasons for his opposition of a public timetable
and justifies it with the simple theory that the Taliban, Al
Qaeda and the Afghan locals will perceive this mention of a
specific date as evidence that the American troops will, most
certainly, leave the country within the first few days of July
2011. This step alone, Huckabee feels, is a wrong message that
will demoralize the Afghan and Pakistani armed forces and make
the countries more unstable.
• According to Huckabee, the Afghanistan government has been
highly disappointing and clearly stated that the US cannot
withdraw.
• Huckabee continues to insist his viewpoint that neighboring
countries should extend their support, both militarily and
financially.
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