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**zenihan** · 08-08-2010, 03:10 PM

Actually no, I don't. But that's not the point and you know this.

You 'only' need kill 'enough' demonstrating a will to do so... the remaining will surrender. Then you will have won.

One wins a war when the other side no long can or will fight.

i know that you know this Tann... I'm just not so sure that Obama does.

I just doubt that you can kill enough, mostly because religion is involved in this war. Hey, some of those Moslems actually believe their religion is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And some will even blow themselves up to kill a few of the enemy. Now, given this, if you want to win this war, you have to kill every single Taliban and radical Muslim in order to pull it off. If one is left alive, have no doubt he will recruit others, and we have to start all over.

Afganistan is not a Nation in the way we generally think. It is different areas, with tribal socieities. If they were a European styled Nation, we could win it. As it stands today, I just don't think our Nation building will accomplish anything. If the inhabitants, have not succumbed to being a real Nation after all of their history, a few troops from the US isn;t gonna change much.

I think having troops there only makes things worse. What we may have to do is to watch this place after we leave, and use intel to know where to send missles to to disrupt future terror training camps. Much cheaper.

08-08-2010, 03:10 PM	#31
zenihan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	Actually no, I don't. But that's not the point and you know this. You 'only' need kill 'enough' demonstrating a will to do so... the remaining will surrender. Then you will have won. One wins a war when the other side no long can or will fight. i know that you know this Tann... I'm just not so sure that Obama does. I just doubt that you can kill enough, mostly because religion is involved in this war. Hey, some of those Moslems actually believe their religion is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And some will even blow themselves up to kill a few of the enemy. Now, given this, if you want to win this war, you have to kill every single Taliban and radical Muslim in order to pull it off. If one is left alive, have no doubt he will recruit others, and we have to start all over. Afganistan is not a Nation in the way we generally think. It is different areas, with tribal socieities. If they were a European styled Nation, we could win it. As it stands today, I just don't think our Nation building will accomplish anything. If the inhabitants, have not succumbed to being a real Nation after all of their history, a few troops from the US isn;t gonna change much. I think having troops there only makes things worse. What we may have to do is to watch this place after we leave, and use intel to know where to send missles to to disrupt future terror training camps. Much cheaper.
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