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2016-04-08 Afghanistan
Time is running out for for NATO in Afghanistan
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Posted by Besoeker 2016-04-08 08:38|| || Front Page|| [2 views ]  Top
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#1 'Changing the Islamic mindset'.... good luck with that Colonel.

We altered over two hundred years (plus) of Japanese and German militarism. Of course, that require a war that didn't involve incrementalism, a legion of lawyers, or a kinder gentler approach in dealing with miscreants.
Posted by Procopius2k 2016-04-08 09:55||   2016-04-08 09:55|| Front Page Top

#2 'Changing the Islamic mindset'.... good luck with that Colonel.

Were that the case, the Taliban would be equally incompetent. Since they're not, it's must be something else. Say an "Afghan/Pashtun" mindset where anything larger than tribe-to-tribe warfare is incomprehensible?
Posted by Pappy 2016-04-08 12:09||   2016-04-08 12:09|| Front Page Top

#3 We altered over two hundred years (plus) of Japanese and German militarism.

And that was only accomplished because the people themselves were tired of the military-based society and wanted something more human.
Posted by gorb 2016-04-08 12:22||   2016-04-08 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 With all due respect to our people who served over there:

Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-04-08 13:26||   2016-04-08 13:26|| Front Page Top

#5 How about teaching camels to scale 25 foot high walls?
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-04-08 15:53||   2016-04-08 15:53|| Front Page Top

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