I predict a race to the door. The Europeans will want to beat the U.S. out the door.
Afghanistan doesn’t lose wars to Western and European powers. About the most successful campaign against them is Alexander, but even he understood that staying and occupying would be stupid.I predict a race to the door. The Europeans will want to beat the U.S. out the door.
Not sure when the world will learn to leave alone medieval morons who have nothing to lose.
"This time, when I stick my fork into that electric socket, I think it's going to go great!"
I remember talking to my translator on my second deployment. He basically said Afghanistan is the Mississippi of the Islamic world. Nothing there and is filled with hard headed people who live on an old history channel documentary in the 21st century.Afghanistan isn't really even a country, for starters...
Was he Afghan? If so, which tribe?I remember talking to my translator on my second deployment. He basically said Afghanistan is the Mississippi of the Islamic world. Nothing there and is filled with hard headed people who live on an old history channel documentary in the 21st century.
No. This one was Persian Brit. We had a few Afghanis as translators, but most translators were from other Middle Eastern countries or NATO countries who had people who could speak great Pashto and Dari.Was he Afghan? If so, which tribe?
I've heard Pashto (or "Pushto") described by Farsi speakers as countrified, simplified Farsi...No. This one was Persian Brit. We had a few Afghanis as translators, but most translators were from other Middle Eastern countries or NATO countries who had people who could speak great Pashto and Dari.
Not defending Bush or Cheney, but why wouldn't they? I understand questioning Iraq, but Afghanistan?I wonder if George Bush and Dick Cheney sleep well at night? They probably do.
Georgie will, Dicky, who knows.I wonder if George Bush and Dick Cheney sleep well at night? They probably do.
We’ve been there since 2001. If the cost of American lives was worth killing one Saudi Arabian I just don’t see it. The Military industrial complex has done really well in twenty years. I’m sorry, I saw too much death in 1968. It just wasn’t worth the cost then or now.Not defending Bush or Cheney, but why wouldn't they? I understand questioning Iraq, but Afghanistan?
Add to that that we've had >12 years to get out under other presidents, it's not exactly their fault we're still there.
I'm just curious what you meant.
Fair, and we definitely lost our way wrt why we were in Afghanistan. But reality is that government allowed / encouraged the vile idiots that attacked America and took thousands of lives.We’ve been there since 2001. If the cost of American lives was worth killing one Saudi Arabian I just don’t see it. The Military industrial complex has done really well in twenty years. I’m sorry, I saw too much death in 1968. It just wasn’t worth the cost then or now.