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What is victory in Afghanistan and how do we achieve it?
After 9/11, we had a clear purpose in Afghanistan. To drain the swamp so Islamic Fundamentalists could no longer use that as a training ground. After years of neglect, it is like we are re-invading Afghanistan with no clear way to win. The parallels to Vietnam are frightening. We are fighting increasingly better trained guerrilla troops who only needs to win by stalemate. Add to that us propping up a corrupt, weak, and discredited central Afghani government and voila! You have Vietnam. I am worried that we have lost our way in Afghanistan and there is not a solution to Afghanistan short of nuking the entire country to make it devoid of all life save the cockroaches. (I am not advocating nuclear war, just trying to make a point.)
In short, whether you are a lib or con, whether you hate or love Obama, this is a non-partisan question. Do we up and leave? If not, how do we win. Thanks in advance and please, no ranting. This is a grown up question for grown ups, not children or trolls.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The is NO way to win, the british failed and the USSR failed and no offence intended but the USA is taking a much wweakerstance than they did (the USSR were killing suspected taliban + their entire family)
Its a pity Rambo kicked the USSR out of Afghanistan lol
Source(s): History - Anonymous1 decade ago
No, we definitely shouldn't leave. We need to either stop the Taliban from growing in power or get them on our side (preferable the former). According to recent news articles, they've been focusing on stealing nuclear weapons from Pakistan so they can give them to al-Qaeda. Then again, I've also heard that they only care about getting control of Afghanistan (which also shouldn't happen, because they will turn it into even more of a drug powerhouse).
- barryLv 71 decade ago
to win Afghanistan then you must take over Pakistan. no use trying to stop people from comming threw from pakistan.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
0bama said he doesn't want victory....
0bama has banned the "war on terror" for "manmade overseas contingencies". Regardless of the hundreds of them that would kill any one of us in a heartbeat, film the beheading, put it on the web then go to lunch...
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- 1 decade ago
iraq and afghanistan wars are just waste of time, money and human lives...
period!
