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2008-10-08 Afghanistan

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Posted by tu3031 2008-10-08 11:30|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 i don't think the US government thinks of this as a winnable situation like a normal one would. This has too do with keeping the radicals of the muslims in kind of a cetral place too fight instead of spread out all over the place. Also looks like another good place for pour jets too land just in case it ever does break loose with Iran

Posted by sinse 2008-10-08 11:50|| 2008-10-08 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 You want to win in Afghanistan? Then you have to get very serious about Pakistan, Russia and Iran.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2008-10-08 12:47|| 2008-10-08 12:47|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the solution for Pakistan is not to insist on Democracy but to allow "our Bastards" to run the place and keep a lid on the nonsense.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-10-08 14:18|| 2008-10-08 14:18|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the solution for Pakistan is not to insist on Democracy but to allow "our Bastards" to run the place and keep a lid on the nonsense.

Posted by: rjschwarz

Didn't we try that is S. and Central America in the 60s and 70s? And exactly how far did it get us?

Posted by DLR 2008-10-08 14:28|| 2008-10-08 14:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually, rjs, that's exactly what just fell apart.

Posted by Darrell 2008-10-08 15:09|| 2008-10-08 15:09|| Front Page Top

#6 We tried that in South and Central America and most became Democracies after the Cold War. Only a couple have reverted to questionable governments.

We tried that in South Korea and Taiwan and both became raging successes and transitioned over to Democratic governments once they were wealthy enough.

We tried that in Greece in the 70s and they also became a Democracy in time. A few still hate us today but nobody considers them an enemy of the USA.

We never tried that in Afghanistan, we walked away after the Soviets were defeated and we've been trying to help a fledgling Democracy run by Karzai.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-10-08 15:36|| 2008-10-08 15:36|| Front Page Top

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