Another completely idiotic statement that shows no understanding of history or modern fact.
1) The Soviet Army of 1980 was a miserable collection of poor paid, demoralized conscripts. Like the US in Vietnam, the bulk of the Soviet force in Afghanistan were the dregs of Soviet Society, mostly non-Russians from the republics. The crack troops remained in Europe and deployed on the Chinese border.
2) The terrain is intimately mapped down to the square CENTIMETER.
3) A Large majority of the people back the US and NATO force and detest the Taliban.
I got a choice, I can agree with people who insult, chickenhawks and government officials or I can listen to former military and CIA figures. I choose the latter.
I'm a retired intelligence officer that still maintains a top secret compartmentalized clearance. I know what I am talking about.
Great!
I've been looking for somebody like you to discuss this with.
Why, in your opinion, does the Taliban still constitute a threat to the people of Afghanistan?
If, as you say, and incidently, as I believe, the majority of people in Afghanistan are not supportive of the Taliban, why are we having trouble constituting a government which can remove them as a threat to Afghanistan?
What percentage of the people of Afghanistan do you think support their mission?
And how, if the majority of people do NOT support the Taliban, do we give THEM the tools to get them out of that nation?
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