What war isn't a waste?
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457 British soldiers dead , at least , since the US led invasion
Thousands left with injuries both physical and psychological
And of course afghan casualties
Its all very well wanting democracy , women's rights etc but you are wasting your time with the taliban
The UK sending in rescue troops reminds me of the American helicopters saving people from the viet cong
What war isn't a waste?
Groups like the Taliban and Isis move in massive convoys across the desert, why doesn't the Afghan/Syrian/US military use airstrikes against them?
'The Great Game' that Russia and The West always lose.
Thats the only way to end the conflict .
If the Taliban take control of the country , there will either be acceptance or a revolution against their ways.
Who is the judge to say our morals are the right ones ?
And if we are going on a moral crusade , I don't see much being done against the chinese and their treatment of the Uighurs.
Of course that has financial consequences . Finance always trumps morals.
Is it correct that Trump was the only president in years not to go to war?
I agree with Goats
Switch off
Leave them to it !!!😶
Yep
Leave them to it !!
Throughout history nobody has ever beaten the Afghans in thousands of years
The biggest export is Grapes - Rugs and opioids
Feck them
Last one out please turn off the lights!!!
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You could argue its a waste of time full stop for a lot of Afghans , their army is much bigger than the Taliban 180k ish , bee trained and armed, funded , supported over the last 20 years , Taliban is approx 50k diffence though they have a greater motivation and goal , where as the Afghans army /people and town have such a splintered motivation , beliefs , tribes , with so many troops they should be able to make some form of a fight as a unit ,sadly they cant come together to defeat the force they face ?
Just googled and read a piece by Isabel Debre (AP NEWS)30th April ‘21
“Counting the cost of America’s twenty year war in Afghanistan”
Full of facts
Two I picked out;
America has paid over 530 BILLION dollars just in INTEREST on the money it’s borrowed to fund the war
America has also paid over 296 BILLION dollars in medical and other care for veterans
The USA only went in after 9/11 “looking for Bin Laden and other terrorists”?
He was found ten years later in Pakistan
Bottom line
Complete waste of money 💰