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Quote by: Thanatos  To be fair Afghanistan was the USSR's version of Vietnam. They came, they saw, they conquered using a proxy revolution, they eventually got their butts kicked by the Taliban and a much younger U.S. financed and armed guerrilla named Osama Bin Laden. Now our troops get shot at with weapons that were made in the U.S.A. Its not really history without the uncomfortable bits.
In fact, protracted guerrilla campaigns against foreign powers have a long history of surprising success. Ask the British about colonial farmers behind trees with muskets. I repeat that the list of conflicts of this type where the empire accomplished their goals is short.
So, to think about winning in Afghanistan we have to be smarter and tougher than the Soviets ever were and avoid arming any more monsters. | 1) USSR =/= USA
2) I was referring to his patently absurd comment that "the US loses most of its wars".
"But it wasn't until he met his beautiful wife that he learned using logic and reason isn't enough. You have to be a dick to everyone who doesn't think like you." - South Park on Richard Dawkins |