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Originally Posted by Shell
Vietnam was not a "winable" war in the end. Afghanistan is possible to win in the end. The Taliban is not as powerful or unified a foe as the Viet Cong. Therefore, the two cannot be compared in that respect either.
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Winning in Afghanistan is not really an option.
No foreign power has "won" going back to Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago.
The best we can hope for is to restore order and minimize, not eliminate, the power of the Taliban and the Taliban capability to harbor al Queda operatives..
And, IMO, the best way to do that is to win the hearts and minds of the tribal leaders...ie.e bribe the bastards, let them run the poppy trade......More troops is not the answer
And to support Pakistan in eliminating the al Queda presence in the northwest provinces.
But then, Obama didnt ask me.