So we drop a big, big bomb over a system of caves supposedly controlled by ISIS. Did we pick the right target? And, who the heck are we really fighting there?
There’s a corrupt central government with little or no real control over most of the country. There are thousands of tribal chieftains and war lords, many making lots of money growing opium poppies. The biggest conservative Muslim group is the Taliban which we and NATO have never been able to wipe out. In addition, the Russians have never truly given up there and Iran hovers just across the border. Pakistan is on the other side with its smoldering relationship with Indian, two nuclear powers with very serious problems.
What the hell are we doing there?
Here’s a very complete listing f the various terrorist groups @ Terrorist Groups - Countries, Attacks, and Victims Enough to make you shake your head.
Instead, Washington has largely pursued a strategy of “buying time,” in the hopes that the Afghan central government would eventually be able to establish a functioning military as well as a political and economic system that could essentially make a deal with and absorb the Taliban, Weinbaum said.
And, if you want more about this mess, go to The U.S. Bombed ISIS In Afghanistan, But The Taliban Are Winning The War
Dropping the ‘mother of all bombs’ doesn’t change the disastrous reality on the ground in Afghanistan @ Dropping the 'mother of all bombs' doesn't change the disastrous reality on the ground in Afghanistan
There’s a corrupt central government with little or no real control over most of the country. There are thousands of tribal chieftains and war lords, many making lots of money growing opium poppies. The biggest conservative Muslim group is the Taliban which we and NATO have never been able to wipe out. In addition, the Russians have never truly given up there and Iran hovers just across the border. Pakistan is on the other side with its smoldering relationship with Indian, two nuclear powers with very serious problems.
What the hell are we doing there?
Here’s a very complete listing f the various terrorist groups @ Terrorist Groups - Countries, Attacks, and Victims Enough to make you shake your head.
Instead, Washington has largely pursued a strategy of “buying time,” in the hopes that the Afghan central government would eventually be able to establish a functioning military as well as a political and economic system that could essentially make a deal with and absorb the Taliban, Weinbaum said.
And, if you want more about this mess, go to The U.S. Bombed ISIS In Afghanistan, But The Taliban Are Winning The War
Dropping the ‘mother of all bombs’ doesn’t change the disastrous reality on the ground in Afghanistan @ Dropping the 'mother of all bombs' doesn't change the disastrous reality on the ground in Afghanistan
