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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
I think the last guy to win a war there, was Alexander the Great and he didn't stay long, he was on his way to India.
Afghanistan has been the graveyard of the British, Russians and now combined forces of NATO.
It's a collection of tribes that are as backward as they can be. The warlords run different regions. It's wedged between Iran, Pakistan and a few more failed Islamic States. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
After the Americans spent billions to help the Afghans defeat the Russians they should of spent millions on hospitals, schools and basic infrastructure. It would of been a long hard tough job to bring them up to a civilised modern country. But invading and occupying a country does nothing but breed more hate.
The soldiers that remain in Afghanistan to teach and arm the Afghan Army will be teaching and arming the future Taliban Army. If they're not already doing it.
Or do you think the only Taliban in the Afghan Army are the ones who kill NATO troops in a suicide mission? |
Paul this "war" is about nothing but the control of the opium trade, the possibility of a natural gas and oil pipline; in short, there is nothing in that rocky place worth the loss of of the life a even a single American soldier.
The USA should withdraw it forces now and let the Afghanis fight it out among themselves and if they then choose to fuck with the USA, the USA should simply glass the place.
The USA does not want to find bin Laden; if bin Laden is found, there is no reason for war and it should be remembered that Osama is part of a large and weathy Saudi family which dreives its wealth from the construction business and the last thing the USA really wants to do is fuck with the Saudis.
We should bring home our valiant warriors now.
We have bigger fish to fry here at home.
Bring our troops home and bring them home NOW!