[Socon-Econ]

So we’re just cops there. Our people getting killed for what? England tried it way back in 1860’s and Russia now us.
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Get real. We are no longer in the 1860s when our oceans protected us. Do we want the Taliban using that country to blackmail us with missle-launched A-bombs? Now matter how good our detection science may be, they’d be able to smuggle in a few missles that could take out — wherever you live. And they’re not going to care whether they’ll lose half their population to retaliation.

[robowombat]

Unfortunately no one can figure out a successful end-state for the Afghan operation. Also there is a lot of money being made and stolen by K Street's customers in Afghanistan. Many connected people are getting richer and richer from it and will quickly activate all their beltway stooges to go into hysterics if DJT announces a firm end date for US forces.

The institutionalization of corruption in the foreign policy and defense/intelligence establishments has become vast since the end of the Cold War, and like an ice berg, mostly well hidden. Touch any of its interests and the reaction is as swift as a rattle snake.

[SkyDancer]

You missed the point. Several nations went there to control the place and all failed or are failing; we’re losing people and for what? So what do we do? Go into every muzzie nation that is a threat to us?