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Originally posted by jsobecky
Finally they had elections. The US had a large part in that success
Originally posted by FredT
I wonder how long our troops will have to stay there? No doubt for a while, but once the political systems gets entrenched, it should remain stable for some time.
aleta
Some success.
Originally posted by Aelita
Originally posted by jsobecky
Finally they had elections. The US had a large part in that success
If you call the inaguration in a "heavily fortified palace complex" a success, let me point out a gap in your logic. Karzai doesn't control the country outside Kabul (and possibly outside the palace). The country is run by warlords and drug barons, which often are the same. The output of opium and its derivatives increased manyfold.
Some success.
Originally posted by Nygdan
Karzai would surely be lampooned across the civilized world if he started executing opium field workers and stringing up their warlords.
Originally posted by Aelita
In the free and democratic state of Oklahoma, if you posess more than 100 plant of MJ (which is far, far cry from opium), you can get a life w/o parole.
Lampoon my arse.
Moral of the story: the West acquiesced to the imminent burst in opium production in Afghanistan. Karzai is impotent. The moment the US spec ops leave he'll be strung by the balls.
Some success.