KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s fugitive leader said the planned increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan will give his fighters incentive to kill and maim more Americans than ever.“No Afghan will lower himself to such an irrational and insensitive position to fight against his own brothers for the interests of the invaders and lose his life and faith for ... the pleasure of the invaders,” the statement said.
With the attack and total destruction of the convoy in Pakistan last weekend what is it our leaders cannot see? The article linked to above tells it all. The Russians got their asses kicked and the same will happen to us. At present we have 32,000 troops in Afghanistan with another 10-20K headed that way soon. Who knows what the total will be. When there are dynamics involved such as we have there it just is not "winnable" I don't give a shit what anybody tries to tell me other wise. There are better ways but until then we are on a train bound for hell.
Q. Know why they put sand traps on golf courses?
ReplyDeleteA. To remind people to stay the hell out of the Middle East!
There is no way to win wars like this. Logistics is always higher than the expected rewards.
Good one! Why are we smarter than those who love war?
ReplyDeleteThe ones who love war are happy, One Fly. It's the rest of us who need to be smarter.
ReplyDeleteThere was a time when we had a chance to make some lemonade in Afghanistan, but I think that time is long gone. The Karzai government will either fold or be taken over by the warlords, and the Taliban will probably control at least the southern portion as long as Pakistan puts up with them.