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Originally posted by Xcathdra
Originally posted by Cosmic911
I agree that this will continue for years to come. I'm not sure what direction the U.S.
The reason for going into Afghanistan was to end Bin Laden.
Mission accomplished there.
If the Afghans want our help in their country, why not.
If they dont want us in their country, off we go.
At the rate the Afghan government is going, its time to cut our losses and leave. When the citizens of that country get fed up with the Taliban or whoever else is in trouble, they can make the changes to the goverment on their own.
If they dont wish to fight for their freedom, like they did with the Soviets, and to an extent the US, then why bother?
They will make their bed, and will have to lay in it also.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by Cosmic911
I think justifying a stay because of R and D is a bit off. The F-117 stealth fighter was doing operational testing at the end of the vietnam war. The drone technology we are seeing now is most likely just as old.
As an example look at the helicopters used to take out bin laden.
Originally posted by Paulioetc15
Afghanistan has been always an unstable region for thousands of years like that before the Americans got involved in the late 1980s. You can thank Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for contributing to this. We let them do the rebuilding for their own country.