[The Black Ghost]

And I also hate that people call Afghanistan as a "hopeless and unwinnable war". How is that judgement being made?


The same thing was said about Iraq (regardless of your thoughts on the war itself) obviously things turned around there quite a bit. Its still not perfect, but I think its safe to say it was indeed winnable, even if it turned out to be a lot harder than it was originally thought because of the influx of foreign militants, etc...

Afghanistan is nowhere near as difficult as scenario as the ethnically/sectarian charged Iraq war was. The casualties are only a fraction of Iraq...and yet people are already crying "retreat" even after major progress is made. This only goes to show how effective an insurgent force can be when they influence the media---it the epitome of what "terror tactics" means...to use fear (of killings/mass murder) to weaken the morale of the enemy public.



After 9/11 people called for blood-and they deserved it for the most part. But they expected a quick, simple war where the rays of god would burn the eyes out of the evil enemy. War isnt so simple (even if it appeared that way in the initial campaign). You have to be willing to take your convictions all the way--especially when the cause is definately one worth fighting for, and one that we cannot afford to lose.