Re: Afganistan. 9/11 was a huge thing and I could understand that the USA government wanted to do SOMETHING about it.
However, remembering USSR's experience in Afganistan, fighting the same people, and especially local conditions with high amounts of desert mountains, it was very clear that the aims of defeating al-Qaida, Taliban and capturing Osama bin Laden would not be ever achieved. I think the USA has more chances doing it through their undercover CIA operations or bribe. Now it looks like Taliban is moving into Pakistan and Pakistan will be next? I hope not because again this will never work.
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Re: Sorry to jump in!
Date: 2008-10-03 05:22 pm (UTC)Me too.
Re: Afganistan. 9/11 was a huge thing and I could understand that the USA government wanted to do SOMETHING about it.
However, remembering USSR's experience in Afganistan, fighting the same people, and especially local conditions with high amounts of desert mountains, it was very clear that the aims of defeating al-Qaida, Taliban and capturing Osama bin Laden would not be ever achieved. I think the USA has more chances doing it through their undercover CIA operations or bribe. Now it looks like Taliban is moving into Pakistan and Pakistan will be next? I hope not because again this will never work.