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Originally Posted by Brandon_SLC
The quote where he says US presence is just fueling the insurgency is a stance I do not agree with by itself. However, I can see why he might think that if troop levels are not raised sufficiently enough to restore order.
My nephew who is stationed in Iraq is losing confidence as well. And he says that morale is slipping. They are afraid their work over all these years is going to end up having been in vain.
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What worries me is the real possibility that if we stay 20 more years, we'll still find out it's been in vain.
The hydra headed beast phenomenon is hard to get away from. As much as I hate those woman beating Taliban pukes I'm not sure we can wipe them out directly. Anyone who aids or participates with us is going to look like turncoat. We'll just end up spending major blood and treasure to drive the people further into the Taliban's hold.
And now the "elected" govt. in Afg. is looking a lot like the corrupt regimes we tried to prop up in Nam.