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The gist of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's analysis that presumably will be presented to President Barack Obama is: If 1) you and Congress fully resource the effort (troops, materiel and civilian aid) and 2) if we get much better at coordinating all our assets -- Defense and State departments, the U.S. Agency for International Development, intelligence, contractors, NATO and others -- then 3) there is a better than even chance of success in Afghanistan, which will take 4) between five and seven more years. Note that the president is not likely to be told that the Pentagon can "predict" success --...
Cut and Walk From Afghanistan?
I also if all things are equal buy American-made cars, but if I get a good deal I'm more flexible on this than the tires. If Dodge as crappy as is $6,000 less than Toyota (the brand I prefer followed by Nissan--Honda doesn't make a full-size truck), I'll cross my fingers and buy the Dodge.