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7. The Taliban are a fact of life there. We're not defeating them.

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 01:05 AM

Jan 2016

We're just hanging around, enforcing a stalemate, like the Koreas but with more of our guys getting blown up and zero strategic value to our bases.

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US Troops Could Remain In Afghanistan For Decades [View all] Purveyor Jan 2016 OP

Hopefully, they'll rotate. Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #1

MIC hibbing Jan 2016 #2

We are still in Germany... Agnosticsherbet Jan 2016 #3

We're still fighting the Nazis? TwilightGardener Jan 2016 #4

Are the Germans trying to kill us? former9thward Jan 2016 #9

50,000 strong. Hard to believe. elias49 Jan 2016 #13

And where did the Taliban come from? Kelvin Mace Jan 2016 #6

The Taliban are a fact of life there. We're not defeating them. TwilightGardener Jan 2016 #7

I knew you couldn't keep me on ignore forever... Purveyor Jan 2016 #10

Is there an American military adventure you don't think is right? nyabingi Jan 2016 #23

True, which I thought might happen, when we first went in. elleng Jan 2016 #8

That's why they say that Afghanistan is "where empires go to die." PSPS Jan 2016 #11

Great... MynameisBlarney Jan 2016 #12

As long as opium is there, we'll be there. valerief Jan 2016 #14

Who'd of seen THAT coming? Des Moines De Mon Jan 2016 #15

Complete and utter bullshit. rug Jan 2016 #16

please summarize your point Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #19

The speech is from December 1, 2009. rug Jan 2016 #21

what is bullshit? Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #22

All of it. rug Jan 2016 #25

I can't argue with that! Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #26

so it's basically a new US terrritory? Fast Walker 52 Jan 2016 #18

US troops will come home from sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #20

The US has troops in the majority of the countries nyabingi Jan 2016 #24