RonD1120 62 #1 December 17, 2012 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/12/proposed-army-manual-tells-gis-not-to-insult-taliban-speak-up-for-women/#ixzz2F2PBI1ODLook for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #2 December 17, 2012 If this is what it has come to, I agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkhayes 348 #4 December 18, 2012 wow, me and Ron agree on something..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #5 December 18, 2012 Quote wow, me and Ron agree on something..... +1 Yes, it does feel weird. But I've been saying for years: When the US finds its self bogged down in a military action that has dragged out longer than it took to win WW2, it's time to stop wasting lives and money, and just GTFO!"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #6 December 18, 2012 Unfortunately this was always going to be the case.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #7 December 18, 2012 QuoteUnfortunately this was always going to be the case. Disagree - had it been properly executed in 2002-3 the Taliban would not have been able to regroup the way they did. Unfortunately Bush's Iraq Adventure prevented that.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #8 December 18, 2012 Simply not correct, it was impossible to seal the Pakistani border and while the enemy measures time against eternity and is prepared to die for the smallest of what they see as gains the American government measures in four year stretches and is reliant on the will of the people to persecute the war and suffer the pain, that was never going to outlast the will of the enemy. It was always going to be this way.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #9 December 18, 2012 QuoteSimply not correct, it was impossible to seal the Pakistani border and while the enemy measures time against eternity and is prepared to die for the smallest of what they see as gains the American government measures in four year stretches and is reliant on the will of the people to persecute the war and suffer the pain, that was never going to outlast the will of the enemy. It was always going to be this way. You would think we would have learned that lesson from Vietnam. The Oriental mind is not the same as the Western mind.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CygnusX-1 43 #10 December 19, 2012 You don't even have to go back that far. All you have to do is see that Russia couldn't win in Afghanistan. And they went in with a lot more than we ever did, IMO. But I know, I know, we are just so much better than anybody else in the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #11 December 19, 2012 Interesting point. Didnt the USA assist the afghani's in their fight against the USSR? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #12 December 19, 2012 Quote Interesting point. Didnt the USA assist the afghani's in their fight against the USSR? Yes, they assisted the groups that later became the Northern Alliance, who fought against the Taliban. Their leader, Amhed Shah Massoud was killed by Al Queda sucide bombers posing as journalists on Sept 9, 2001."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
