Afghanistan?

[oscarose]

Leave ‘em alone.

The argument re: stopping ‘terror’ is totally mute. Home grown ‘terror’ provides a far greater threat. The war is 100% political.

[TimberWolf]

The documentary on BBC2 this week was rather interesting.

From 1919, when the British Empire decided it was time to leave the Afghans alone, to 1978 when the USSR started their nonsense, Afghanistan was a peaceful place, man.

Great ganja & those stinky coats.

Seems to indicate that leaving the feckers alone is a stunningly good idea.

Especially if you happen to be a superpower.

I've seen one part of that documentary and have another recorded. I didn't see any grateful Afghans, they seemed more inclined to view us as an invading army. I'm also left wondering whether the Afgans are good determined fighters or whether they win by hiding amongst locals, with invading armies unwilling to employ a scorched earth type policy, killing anything remotely hostile, and always heading for an arse kicking.

[oscarose]

Seems to indicate that leaving the feckers alone is a stunningly good idea.

WHS+1

Watched part 1 and interesting problems existed in the 1920s with the tribes resisting change from the King. Eventually the King had to do a runner. Missed part 2.

[BrilloPad]

But I thought, according to so many Septic sites, that the Queen of England was the major drug dealer.

Phil the Greek has to get them from somewhere.

[oscarose]

ftfy

Thanks.

A glaring oversight on my part.

[Diver]

Where's the "take off & nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" option?

Can't do that, it would disrupt the US military heroin trade

[NotAllThere]

Where's the "take off & nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" option?

ftfy

Anyone who wants to change their vote, let me know.

[oscarose]

Where's the "take off & nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure" option?

Adding options to an existing poll isn’t supported.

[oscarose]

looking for an opportune moment to bail out.

Hope so. It’s difficult to see an ‘end game’ strategy.

[AtW]

Solution:

1) Pull the troops
2) 24/7 armed UAVs patrol and shoot when necessary
3) Rare special forces operations

Keep Karzai off drugs until he agrees to it ...

[quackhandle]

It's just not cricket that the very fellows (ANA) you are training can one day turn around and try and kill you.

Very messy.

qh

[TimberWolf]

They will stay until the job is done but as no-one knows what that job is, it could be any time.

Was it to protect a gas pipeline?

[SupremeSpod]

Seems to be no finishing line in sight…

I agree.

I think we're just looking for an opportune moment to bail out.

[oscarose]

Seems to be no finishing line in sight…