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31. USSR TRIED IT

Reply to DVRacer (Original post)

Wed Aug 18, 2021, 12:26 AM

Aug 2021

We could invade any country and even conquer it, but we will never be able to hold a country like Afghanistan. They will adapt to us like we did to England. It is their nation.
The Soviet Union learned in 10 years what took us 20. We may have had a chance to improve it but once we invaded Iraq, we lost all moral authority. Every nation on the planet knew the Iraq premise to invade was BS.

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What Americans never understood or were never told about Afghanistan [View all] DVRacer Aug 2021 OP

Thank you for that insight NT Rorey Aug 2021 #1

K and R panader0 Aug 2021 #2

This is what I've always thought sboatcar Aug 2021 #3

Yep Rebl2 Aug 2021 #9

And Afghanistan is just a collection of tribes, not a unified nation. alfredo Aug 2021 #4

This Has Always Been My Understanding GB_RN Aug 2021 #5

TKS alfredo Aug 2021 #12

Yes, a nation of tribes. luvtheGWN Aug 2021 #6

They are old news, Biden is right there. alfredo Aug 2021 #13

Its hard to make a lot of money dianaredwing Aug 2021 #22

Thank you. underpants Aug 2021 #7

Thanks, no wonder I could never figure out what the difference was between the three of them. Jetheels Aug 2021 #8

"You have the watches, but we have the time." JaneQPublic Aug 2021 #10

Unlike ISIS and Al Queda, I do not see the Taliban as a homogenous group. speak easy Aug 2021 #11

A good imposed on another becomes an evil alfredo Aug 2021 #14

We tried to impose a democratic apparatus on a tribal society that had no history speak easy Aug 2021 #15

As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. alfredo Aug 2021 #30

As I wrote in another thread... Javaman Aug 2021 #16

Here's a veteran's take on Afghanistan that's really worth reading. Lonestarblue Aug 2021 #18

The Afghan tribes and warlords never asked us to invade them "for their good"... Justice matters. Aug 2021 #29

the warlords invaded with us. the northern alliance mopinko Aug 2021 #36

Thanks for this insight. nancy1942 Aug 2021 #17

Nothing but a qpuke slush fund at the expense of taxpayers SheltieLover Aug 2021 #19

100% agree relayerbob Aug 2021 #20

KnR Hekate Aug 2021 #21

so true. thank you housecat Aug 2021 #23

K&R. What is "IC", please/thanks. UTUSN Aug 2021 #24

Intelligence Community DVRacer Aug 2021 #25

The Taliban shares interests and ideology with AQ, and ISIS, but is not the same. Hortensis Aug 2021 #26

"Our leaders never understood..." I think that is the take-away for 20 years of blood and treasure. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #27

I think some of our leaders Locrian Aug 2021 #33

good points Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #38

K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Aug 2021 #28

USSR TRIED IT nvme Aug 2021 #31

question quakerboy Aug 2021 #32

Some of us knew that back in 2003. nt joetheman Aug 2021 #34

the thing is- they did know this. we used it when we invaded. mopinko Aug 2021 #35

Thanks for this insight Willis88 Aug 2021 #37