4 ms·
>I was in the US Army from 03-07 serving in the Rangers with 4 deployments Thank you for your service! > but realistically we're more likely to be fighting a
by nyokodo 6y ago
>I was in the US Army from 03-07 serving in the Rangers with 4 deployments
Thank you for your service!
> but realistically we're more likely to be fighting a handful of goat herders in Afghanistan with an AK and a bag full of rice before we're taking on an armored division.
Why should we be fighting goat herders in Afghanistan? I can understand the justification for striking back at the structures that committed the 9/11 attacks, but I can't understand the failed nation building and staying there forever and putting our troops in harms way.
- EGreg 6y agoWe trained rebels against the USSR occupation so we could do the same thing on our own dime to the tune of multiple trillions of dollars for two decades: Prop up a secular government Defend women’s rights and education In the midst of an Islamic country much of which does not want us or our values there. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/08/world/asia/us-misleads-on-afghanistan.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/08/world/asia/us... This is true whether it’s the “Afghan Arabs” or the Taliban doing the fighting.
- remarkEon 6y agoJust to add some context to this, Afghan Arabs refers to Arabs that traveled to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets with the Mujahideen.