Then, a disaster we will have, because the western powers are not going to stay thereLetting Afghanistan slide back into a Islamofacist state, because of a precipitous withdrawal will prove disastrous.
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Then, a disaster we will have, because the western powers are not going to stay thereLetting Afghanistan slide back into a Islamofacist state, because of a precipitous withdrawal will prove disastrous.
Regarding withdrawal, he is referring to hundreds of UN employees, not the tens of thousands of troops.read what even the puppet president says about foreigners in Afghanistan:
I would not make that assumption.And I think it is safe to say that the vast majority of Afghan people are against the
occupation by foreign troops.
Of course there are going to be many problems and criticisms, many justified, but I think deep down a lot of people realize how much worse things could be, especially for the females.And despite the negative turn in public views, most Afghans continue to say the U.S.-led invasion and the ouster of the Taliban were good things for their country, and most want U.S. troops to stay.
You are right of course, but I also think that deep down most afghans resentOf course there are going to be many problems and criticisms, many justified, but I think deep down a lot of people realize how much worse things could be, especially for the females.
Be that as it may, it doesn't mean they would prefer the alternative.You are right of course, but I also think that deep down most afghans resent
the foreign troops.
Be that as it may, it doesn't mean they would not prefer the alternative.Of course there are going to be many problems and criticisms, many justified, but I think deep down a lot of people realize how much worse things could be, especially for the females.
Apparently it does, according to the poll you just posted.Be that as it may, it doesn't mean they would not prefer the alternative.
I noticed that, but I am wondering why there are no numbers supportingApparently it does, according to the poll you just posted.
And despite the negative turn in public views, most Afghans continue to say the U.S.-led invasion and the ouster of the Taliban were good things for their country, and most want U.S. troops to stay.
Nor should we, but we certainly need not only to make the security situation safer for villagers, but we must allow enough time for the Afghan National Army to come up to a sufficient strength and a sufficient level of training that they are capable of handling the situation on their own.the western powers are not going to stay thereforever.
Is that a quote from Robert McNamara?Nor should we, but we certainly need not only to make the security situation safer for villagers, but we must allow enough time for the South Vietnamese National Army to come up to a sufficient strength and a sufficient level of training that they are capable of handling the situation on their own.
With respect, Aardy, I believe that was precisely Mao's point. It's all the same to an insurgency which has time on it side.That however, doesn't mean actively like or support, so much as it means not willing to "rat out."
Err, to whom?Letting Afghanistan slide back into a Islamofacist state, because of a precipitous withdrawal will prove disastrous.
Yes, but those dirt poor peasants have hopes and dreams like the rest of us. They weren't very happy with the Taliban the last time round. However, they have to be sure than they aren't going to left to hang out to dry.What I see is a bunch of dirt poor peasants who are caught. . .
Again I don't believe we can afford to let them to. We all saw what happened the last time.And the Talis are likely to win the war. Two good reasons for not pissing the Talis off.
Hell no, its a quote from Hans Christian Anderson don't you recognize it?Is that a quote from Robert McNamara?
In Denmark, we use brackets when we are adding or correcting words for clarity in citations For example, when the original text saysHell no, its a quote from Hans Christian Anderson don't you recognize it?
Don't they teach anything in Denmark about use of brackets [ ] when you just can't restrain yourself from changing the substance of other people's posts without permission?
Why not Field Marshal Sir Gerald Temper, KG, the Tiger of Malaya? Those who feel no counter-insurgency campaign can ever be won always want to bring up Vietnam but never Malaya.Is that a quote from Robert McNamara?
Been analyzed to death. The standard explanation for Malaya is that the revolutionaries were largely ethnic Chinese who were culturally and linguistically distinct from the majority Malays and that their credo never spread.Why not Field Marshal Sir Gerald Temper, KG, the Tiger of Malaya? Those who feel no counter-insurgency campaign can ever be won always want to bring up Vietnam but never Malaya.