It doesn't seem to be getting major play in U.S. media, but the Taliban have launched a ground assault against the NATO base at Kandahar. This is the third such assault against NATO bases in less than a week. It is the first ground assault against the Kandahar base since the Taliban were overthrown.
But we're winning the war, right? So they keep telling us.
Pull up, get out, sow the ground with salt. Bomb from the air anything that moves near the borders. Otherwise leave it the fuck alone. It's a lost cause.
Will this be Afghanistan's Tet Offensive?
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The aim of our involvement in Afghanistan is .... what, exactly...
If it's to install democratic government, then we will be there forever.
If it's to install democratic government, then we will be there forever.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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I always thought we should've gone for a confederation with a strong constitution and a week central government and stronger local govts utilizing the local tribal structure already in place.
Gives the powers that be a stake in making it work.
Gives the powers that be a stake in making it work.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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Crackpot wrote:I always thought we should've gone for a confederation with a strong constitution and a week central government and stronger local govts utilizing the local tribal structure already in place.
Gives the powers that be a stake in making it work.
Nice idea, but when you have tribal enmities dating back to when Abdul fucked Amir's favourite goat in 235 BC, then you've no chance of getting agreement on anything there.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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that's why they get their local fiefdoms and can vote their own selfish interests in national matters.
Okay... There's all kinds of things wrong with what you just said.
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When Obama slipped away during Anaconda the whole thing started going south...
Sometimes it seems as though one has to cross the line just to figger out where it is