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| US will need forces in Afghanistan until no insurgency left, says top General |
| 2019-05-09 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The United States will need to keep counterterrorism forces in Afghanistan until there is no insurgency left in the country, the top US general said on Wednesday, suggesting a far longer military presence even after more than 17 years of war. "I think we will need to maintain a counterterrorism presence as long as an insurgency continues in Afghanistan," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford said during a congressional hearing. The United States is currently in talks with the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... to seek an end to the nearly 18-year-long conflict. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Gotta wonder where all the money from that opium goes. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2019-05-09 15:33 |
| #5 Spray the poppies with a mix of persistent nerve agents and something fun and radioactive. Use at your own risk. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-05-09 12:50 |
| #4 It's a strategic club sandwich: AFG->pak<-IND AFG->iran<-SA/IRQ |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-05-09 10:05 |
| #3 Just curious, but who overruled Trump? |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-05-09 09:02 |
| #2 So, a forever war. Spending trillions, for zero benefit. At least he came out and said it. Spraying the poppies would make the Taliban lose, 3dc. Trump already tried that and got overruled. Just like when he tried to get us out of that pointless war in Syria. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2019-05-09 02:47 |
| #1 Or some airborne fungus to kill the poppies that pay for the war... Just saying. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-05-09 00:57 |