[Alpha Kodiak]

Originally posted by rextorres:

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Originally posted by Alpha Kodiak:

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Originally posted by Aloofi:
Any news about Afghanistan?
I've heard things are not going well there....

I found this story:

Washington Times

This brings up an interesting question. Regardless of how we got where we are, what should we do now in Afghanistan. Increased military presence? Increased financial aid? Leave them alone and see what happens? What would you do if you were suddenly given the authority to decide what to do in Afghanistan?

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The scary thing about the article is that the Washington Times is a conservative paper. If they are publishing THIS imagine how bad it really is.

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Regardless of what you think about the particular paper, the real question is what we should do. If we left more troops there to provide better security then we would be accused of occupying the country and trying to control Afghanistan. If we pumped more money in, one group of people would be screaming about sending lots of money overseas instead of taking care of our own people, while another group would probably accuse us of trying to buy the country. If we leave them alone then we will be accused of abandoning them when they need us the most. I cannot think of any action that would not be portrayed as evil by somebody.