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Originally Posted by Aliantha
As noble as your comments are here Bruce, I doubt the outcome for Afghanistan would have been any better than it has been for Iraq.
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The Taliban were so hated that it took five years of doing nothing for the Taliban to return in strength. But again, that fundamental fact from military science 101 is repeated. Without plans for the peace, then a military victory is lost. We promised to build a water distribution system for Kabul. America did not even do that. America did nothing - essentially zero - to 'nation build' in Afghanistan.
America did nothing to get bin Laden. Even Iran was desperately asking to help because Iran's so hates the Taliban. Of course everyone knows why Iran so hates the Taliban - I need not post the most obvious example. Only wacko extremists among us did not learn that news.
An extremist American president stifled any assistance from Iran, from Pakistan, NATO, etc until it was too late to save Afghanistan. So how much of Afghanistan is controlled Taliban? 10%? 20%? From 2005 and 2004:
Understanding terrorism
Let Him Run Free
Today we measure our fruits planted many years ago. Afghanistan was so ready for assistance that it sat waiting for 5 years. Sat waiting longer then America's entire involvement in WWII. Today, NATO needs on the order of hundreds of thousands to restore what has been lost. So George Jr is sending another 3,000. Just enough so that Afghanstan is not lost under his watch? Deja Vue Nixon.
Do you realize how extensive and how long America's denial has been? Of course you have read every week since 2001 this question: "When do we go after bin Laden." Why not? How extensive is this denial?
Afghanistan can still be saved. Iraq is now lost. Read previous warnings about violence in Kirkuk - and today's news.
Of course 'bean counter' politicians are still ignoring the ISG and discussing body counts in Iraq rather than admit reality - deja vue Vietnam. To save Afghanistan means at least 100,000 in country this spring. Nothing new are numbers defined in military doctrine. What is necessary will not happen. Our leaders are so in denial as to even ignore the Iraq Study Group. To even stifle a Senate vote. Anything to obstruct a solution for a poltical agenda. We have the wacko leaders that we wanted. Ironic are similarities between George Jr's agenda - and posts from Ronald Cherrycoke & Urbane Guerrilla.
Meanwhile Afghanistan was so ready to become stable that it took 5 years for Afghanistan to welcome back the Taliban. So when do you finally decide to go after bin Laden? That question defines the intelligence of George Jr and those who are his brown shirt supporters.