Is It Time to Get Out of Afghanistan?

[Presley Cannady]

WHY don't they get to be demoralized?

Because they have an audience speak with no small amount of authority.

Who do you think the "someone" is that should tell them they don't get to be demoralized? Not the same people who were supposed to be in charge of morale on the home front, I hope.

So whenever somebody fails to do their job, feel free to use your megaphone to wonder aloud if America should call it quits?

Think they'll meet with much success persuading-changing-influencing sceptics with your approach?

I think that conceding the debate to the other side is a very...um...novel way of persuading them to your point of view.

Go to Jb's blog and tell him how dubious he is.

Come on. You know I said no such thing.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

"Because they have an audience speak with no small amount of authority" is not a reason why commenters on blogs don't get to be demoralized that makes any sense.

I say again, who do you think the "someone" is that should tell them they don't get to be demoralized? Looking for names or titles here, not another question. Admitting that you do not know is an acceptable response.

JB contemplating the US quitting the field hinges on two very dubious notions

[Presley Cannady]

"Because they have an audience speak with no small amount of authority" is not a reason why commenters on blogs don't get to be demoralized that makes any sense.

I think the confusion here lies in that you were talking about the comments and I was talking about the bloggers themselves.

I say again, who do you think the "someone" is that should tell them they don't get to be demoralized?

That's easy. Other milbloggers. Particularly ones who'd quickly pounce on echoes of Biden-lite in JB's post.