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ManiacJoe

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9. USA/NATO can win the "war", but

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:16 PM

Jun 2016

three things need to happen:
- lots of ground troops need to be used
- the polititians need to get out of the way
- the TV cameras need to be turned off

Things would be much easier (but not easy) if the locals cared enough to actually fight for their own lives.

Since the vast majority of the US population does not care enough to actually fight the "war", what is needed is an honest, public admission for the lack of care and an withdrawl of the current troops. Be the world's "policeman" or don't be, but attempting a middle ground is just foolish and not workable.

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The Taliban now hold more ground in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001 [View all] avaistheone1 Jun 2016 OP

If only we'd had "boots on the ground"... Aristus Jun 2016 #1

So the war won't be ending anytime soon then? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #2

Yay, Team Bushie! Blandocyte Jun 2016 #3

I thought ISIS started in a different place. seabeckind Jun 2016 #5

The article is about the Taliban though not ISIS. nt cstanleytech Jun 2016 #14

Yes. My reply included ISIS Blandocyte Jun 2016 #24

Run this by me again... seabeckind Jun 2016 #4

If we left tomorrow, within a few months christx30 Jun 2016 #7

Here's how it works: dixiegrrrrl Jun 2016 #10

I still say we give them a nuke. Archae Jun 2016 #6

USA! USA! USA! Pastiche423 Jun 2016 #8

USA/NATO can win the "war", but ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #9

The part you can't grasp is that they ARE fighting for their own lives. seabeckind Jun 2016 #12

I understand what you are saying. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #15

You keep confusing opposition with apathy. seabeckind Jun 2016 #16

I would love to see it as you do. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #17

What is the precise definition of "winning" in the particular context of Afghanistan? LanternWaste Jun 2016 #18

Winning: ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #20

We should leave Afghan to the Afghanis. Didn't we learn anything from history? glennward Jun 2016 #11

Oh WE learned quite well. seabeckind Jun 2016 #13

Time to make peace jzodda Jun 2016 #19

The Taliban don't want peace. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #21

A tactics change gets the Taliban more ground with less fighting. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #22

We could have avoided the whole war... Octafish Jun 2016 #23