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2008-02-07 Afghanistan

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Posted by tipper 2008-02-07 09:40|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Afghanistan has failed because Nato has failed. Get over it. Move on.

The Russians had an interest in Afghanistan because they as an imperial power wanted 'warm water' access from/to Central Asia. That's old history.

The USA has no strategic interest in Afghanistan. IMHO

Posted by phil_b 2008-02-07 10:15|| 2008-02-07 10:15|| Front Page Top

#2 We have a strategic interest in preventing another terrorist safe haven, where they can train in large numbers at their leisure.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-02-07 14:02|| 2008-02-07 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Terrorist safehaven is only the tip of the iceburg. Another place from which to threaten local numnuts is much needed in the region. Central Asia is the next global hotspot for these resource conflicts, losing what we've spent so much effort on in Afghanistan would be folly.There's oil and gas in them there caucuses, and the Islamic Army of Uzbekistan is the largest militant muslim force in the world that isn't state sponsored.

We should expect to see them more active and be prepared to deal with such a problem. We seeing a pattern here? We should continue to prop up a govt in Afghanistan, period.

Posted by ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding 2008-02-07 14:17|| 2008-02-07 14:17|| Front Page Top

#4 It was said that one of Hitler's many downfalls is that he had a conquorers mentality, that is once land was captured it should not be given up under any circumstances and re-captured immediately. I think the same applies to the mentality of the jihoodies.

West has been warned since even before the invasion of Afghanistan that they would lose so this is not new. In thier minds at any time the West leaves Afghanistan, even if it is in 200 years, they will have won. So while we are there lets do as much good/damage taliban as possible and only leave after they have got their asses smacked so hard so many times that when we leave and they claim victory it looks silly like Wimp Lo from Kung Pow, "I am bleeding more, which makes me the winner!"

NATO, France is starting to get in the game, lets get it together over there.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-02-07 15:33|| 2008-02-07 15:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Spray the poppy crops.

Posted by gorb 2008-02-07 16:02|| 2008-02-07 16:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Spray the poppy crops.

It only makes drug price higher so the bigger incentive to cultivate it. Act on customers instead. This will make price crumble.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-02-07 17:56|| 2008-02-07 17:56|| Front Page Top

#7 We have a strategic interest in preventing another terrorist safe haven, where they can train in large numbers at their leisure.

That's what Air Force is for, TW.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-02-07 18:44|| 2008-02-07 18:44|| Front Page Top

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