Ron Paul in The Obamians, by James Mann

On War & Peace: Afghanistan is a totally failed policy

The McChrystal affair [in which the General commanding all US forces in Afghanistan had his war assessment report leaked] brought to the fore the larger question of how the US was doing in Afghanistan and how long the war would last. In Congress, liberal Democrats threatened to hold up further appropriations for Afghanistan. Speaking of the change from Gen. McChrystal to Gen. Petraeus, Massachusetts representative Jim McGovern quipped, "Same menu, different waiter." From the political right, libertarian congressman Ron Paul said, "That McChrystal thing is just a symptom of what we won't face up to, which is that [Afghanistan] is a totally failed policy. If we were on the verge of a great success, do you think we'd fire the general?" Source: The Obamians, by James Mann, p.223 Jun 14, 2012

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