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Happy Hoosier

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17. Perhaps...

Reply to JohnSJ (Reply #15)

Fri Aug 13, 2021, 09:16 AM

Aug 2021

... but again, it doesn't mean it wasn't worth any effort.

At least IMHO. I do think we probably tried rather longer than we should. If it ain't happening in 10 years, it ain't happening.

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Russia couldn't occupy Afghanistan, and it is clear after 20 years neither could we, or any [View all] JohnSJ Aug 2021 OP

We weren't occupying Afghanistan... brooklynite Aug 2021 #1

Then why were we there for 20 years? You may not want to call it an occupation, but keeping JohnSJ Aug 2021 #4

$600 Billion in Mineral Wealth McKim Aug 2021 #5

Even if it is just for economic reasons, it is a very costly investment JohnSJ Aug 2021 #8

No JI7 Aug 2021 #23

"that objective was met" brooklynite Aug 2021 #10

There never was. The war lords always controlled that country JohnSJ Aug 2021 #11

We were trying to allow a stable government to establish itself. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #13

The history of Afghanistan should have made it clear that was very unlikely to happen. JohnSJ Aug 2021 #15

Perhaps... Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #17

Though our intentions may be good, I think a flaw in some of our foreign policy, is JohnSJ Aug 2021 #20

I agree on that. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #21

Well said JohnSJ Aug 2021 #22

Heroin thats why dclarston13 Aug 2021 #19

You made some very good points left-of-center2012 Aug 2021 #2

Recommended. H2O Man Aug 2021 #3

When your presence is to support a government which cannot stand without our JohnSJ Aug 2021 #6

We never should have been in Afghanistan. zuul Aug 2021 #7

It was important I think to go after bin Laden, but once that objective has been made in Pakistan, JohnSJ Aug 2021 #9

All good points FakeNoose Aug 2021 #12

I'll disagree there. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #14

I think our military leaders expected this going back to Trump Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #16

It's a pragmatic approach. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #18

Maybe the Taliban is what the people want there Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #24