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They had could have fought an indefinite holding action if they had the will. They had the men and guns.
by michaelmrose 5y ago
They had could have fought an indefinite holding action if they had the will. They had the men and guns.
- hindsightbias 5y agoThe Taliban sure do not seem to be completely devoid of agency without an air force.
- LurkingPenguin 5y agoSo you spend over a decade and billions upon billions of dollars building up an "army" that's totally dependent on US military assets and then you take them away and say "Well, you've still got some assault rifles and bullets! Good luck!"? If this was the strategy all along, Afghanistan is an even bigger embarrassment to the US. Graveyard of empires indeed.
- zozbot234 5y agoModern armies are totally dependent on air support as a force multiplier, that's just the way it is. Of course you can fight without air support, but why would you want to, when you can get it?