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2019-12-11 Government

The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History Of The War. U.S. officials constantly said they were making progress. They were not, and they knew it, states a confidential trove of government documents.

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Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-12-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 ...What we should have done, what we NEED to do, is level the goddamned place and leave then make it clear we will repeat the work as many times as needed until they figure it out.

No aid, no nation building, no NOTHING. If they want to live in the 12th century with an occasional dose of high-tech apocalypse, then let 'em.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2019-12-11 05:29|| 2019-12-11 05:29|| Front Page Top

#2 When you have no defined goal you can not measure progress.

Posted by AlanC 2019-12-11 07:10|| 2019-12-11 07:10|| Front Page Top

#3 As long as there is a Pakistan, you'll never will succeed in defeating their surrogates in Afghanistan.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-11 07:35|| 2019-12-11 07:35|| Front Page Top

#4 I see nothing in Mr McCoy's astute criticism to disagree with.

What's done is done. Bring this sorry effort to a conclusion.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-11 08:45|| 2019-12-11 08:45|| Front Page Top

#5 CDR Salamander's take

Grab a cup of coffee or a sippee, but worth it.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-12-11 17:41|| 2019-12-11 17:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Anyone found to have lied to keep the war going should be forced to work in a vet home taking care of injured veterans for the rest of their days.

Posted by rjschwarz 2019-12-11 17:50|| 2019-12-11 17:50|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ Post of the day. Seconded.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-11 17:54|| 2019-12-11 17:54|| Front Page Top

#8 CDR Salamander's take

Serious reading that puts the Washington Post into perspective. Thank you, swksvolFF — I’ll finish it later.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-12-11 18:25|| 2019-12-11 18:25|| Front Page Top

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