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>But we failed to stop the Taliban (Mission Definitely Not Completed), which just shows we failed to learn anything from the Russians and/or the British. That'
by tsotha 11y ago
>But we failed to stop the Taliban (Mission Definitely Not Completed), which just shows we failed to learn anything from the Russians and/or the British.
That's why the Taliban are comfortably ensconced in Kabul, right?
>So, why are we there now? Anyone? Bueller?
We've withdrawn all but a token force. There are less than ten thousand US troops in Afghanistan.
- tim333 11y ago>failed to learn anything from the Russians I chatted to some exiles from Afganistan and they thought the Russian period was the best in terms of economic growth, human rights and the like. It only really ended with the US arming people like Bin Laden to overthrow them and didn't that work out well.