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awake
10-04-2009, 06:14 PM
US Soldier : Why are you not helping us fight the Taliban?

Afghan Farmer: What can we do? What can we provide for you? You have planes tanks and guns. We are simple people with nothing, we don't even have a sword. If you can't win, how can we?


Good documentary on the occupation - a damming compilation on why this war has nothing to be won. Link here (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/obamaswar/)

Cowlesy
10-04-2009, 06:18 PM
We're basically doing exactly what OBL wanted us to do --- get bogged down in middle east wars and bleeding out our treasury and soldiers.

But no, if you argue with the Fred Kagans of the world, you're a "coward...cut'n runner, advocating retreat, not supporting the troops, not listening to the generals."

Talk about forgetting history --- how long did the Soviets finally say enough....20 years ago? Have we forgotten so quickly?

youngbuck
10-04-2009, 06:30 PM
Thanks for posting this, I'll give it a watch after listening to Alex Jones' show.

Dieseler
10-04-2009, 07:11 PM
I thought we were there to protect a pipeline?
Why don't they just stop calling it a war and then they won't need to worry about winning it so much.