I don't think we had any choice but to go into Afghanistan. What would you have done instead?

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I don't think we had any choice but to go into Afghanistan. What would you have done instead?

Author: NedoftheHill (44655 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)

Posted at 1:19 pm on Dec 17, 2019

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Also, I think we did win the action in Afghanistan. Al qaeda was substantially defeated.

Granted, the Taliban is still a factor. But that goes to my point, that the war will go on for decades.

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: "I don't think we had any choice but to go into Afghanistan. What would you have done instead?"

Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. [LINK] [IMAGE] - Corky - 11:07am 12/17/19 (16) [View All]
- No cartoon to go with your post this time? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:20pm 12/17/19
- The W/Vice neocons must not have heard of the Khyber Pass. All they had to do was ask the Brits... [NT] - ND521 - 12:43pm 12/17/19
  - What is your point? (Honest question. Not trying to argue.) [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:47pm 12/17/19
    - From conception the 'war' was not winnable. In possibly his dumbest move, Obama bought in and made - ND521 - 1:02pm 12/17/19
      - The original war against those who knocked down the towers was very winnable and was won. - Frank L - 4:12pm 12/17/19
      - I don't think we had any choice but to go into Afghanistan. What would you have done instead? - NedoftheHill - 1:19pm 12/17/19
        Al Qaeda was largely defeated shortly after the initial invasion. Turning a conflict into an - ND521 - 1:31pm 12/17/19
        Yeah. Not a bad point. Whether we occupy or withdraw & rest after a victory is a judgement call. - NedoftheHill - 1:40pm 12/17/19
- There was no "Afghanistan War." Anyone who believes that does not understand our enemy. - NedoftheHill - 11:47am 12/17/19
  - Agree we are fighting an ideology not a war. It’s ideology so staying forever is not sound policy [NT] - PBHangingChad - 11:59am 12/17/19
- There isn’t a war the Pentagon doesn’t want. That’s why there is serious pushback getting out - PBHangingChad - 11:13am 12/17/19
  - That is simply false, and ignorant. - Chris94 - 11:23am 12/17/19
    - So is that why retired generals appear on TV to criticize Trump from wanting to leave? [NT] - PBHangingChad - 11:56am 12/17/19
      - Yes. Read the post. They want to win above all. [NT] - Chris94 - 12:04pm 12/17/19
        After 18 years there is no winning team in Afghanistan. If they don’t know that they should go [NT] - PBHangingChad - 12:32pm 12/17/19
    - All this because Hillary lost,Lol.... family must be happy around you [NT] - eftg1 - 11:25am 12/17/19