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2018-11-19 Afghanistan

Gen. Dunford says Taliban ‘are not losing’ in Afghanistan

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Posted by trailing wife 2018-11-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 Carefully combine the best ingredients (manpower, materiel) and place in the oven. Then forget to turn the oven on (politically weak kneed ROE)

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-11-19 06:50|| 2018-11-19 06:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Cause they wage war, we wage a 'police action'?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-11-19 09:22|| 2018-11-19 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 *Facepalm* What will constitute "Victory"? Turning the Afghans into happy, peaceful burghers like the Swiss content to make cuckoo clocks and swiss chocolate? Let's try for an attainable objective: For the next generation(s) they stay at home and only murder their neighbors.

Posted by magpie 2018-11-19 16:12|| 2018-11-19 16:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Could have made a lasting impression on all other nations by making the place an uninhabited trackless wasteland in 10 minutes on 9/12/2001.

Posted by M. Murcek 2018-11-19 20:59|| 2018-11-19 20:59|| Front Page Top

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