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You could just support a bunch of preexisting local warlords instead of trying to build a national army. A lot of them probably don't like the Taliban any more
by fallingknife 5y ago
You could just support a bunch of preexisting local warlords instead of trying to build a national army. A lot of them probably don't like the Taliban any more than we do.
- AlexandrB 5y agoAh yes, the bastion of freedom: warlords. Not to say that this wouldn't work or is a bad idea! But the US would either have to drop the pretense that they're "liberating" Afghanistan or spin such a move harder than they've ever spun before. It was a lot easier during the Cold War when you could just call the Taliban "communist" to justify just about any military or covert action.
- watwut 5y agoThat is basically what happened and why army never had trus of many Afghans. It contained local warlords responsible for past atrocities and cruelty. Some of these were barely better then Taliban.