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**curcercanty** · 07-18-2010, 09:19 AM

Here's why some Afghani elites don't want the war to end.

Kabul 90210

If only it were that simple. We've been drawn into, and taken sides in, a long standing regional and cultural conflict that we little understand, and have no reason being involved in. Two good reads on the subject:

This is no Nato game but Pakistan's proxy war with its brother in the south | William Dalrymple | Comment is free | The Guardian

Pakistan's role in Afghanistan: Ganging up on India | The Economist

This conflict has been going on for 40 years now. The idea that if we set a date for withdrawal we insure our defeat is just silly. How can we win a war that is not ours, and that we really don't begin to understand?

07-18-2010, 09:19 AM	#2
curcercanty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	Here's why some Afghani elites don't want the war to end. Kabul 90210 If only it were that simple. We've been drawn into, and taken sides in, a long standing regional and cultural conflict that we little understand, and have no reason being involved in. Two good reads on the subject: This is no Nato game but Pakistan's proxy war with its brother in the south \| William Dalrymple \| Comment is free \| The Guardian Pakistan's role in Afghanistan: Ganging up on India \| The Economist This conflict has been going on for 40 years now. The idea that if we set a date for withdrawal we insure our defeat is just silly. How can we win a war that is not ours, and that we really don't begin to understand?
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