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Lifer
- Oct 20, 2003
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You saw what happened with the US stepped in to take the Taliban out of Afghanistan. 20 years and a total loss for the US. Loss of US lives, US money, and US credibility. And the Afghanis basically didn't do a thing to help in the fight. The west should not repeat this mistake over and over again. We should not be the world's police.
It sounds terribly cold to say it, but countries need to fight their own battles. When that happens, the US can step in and help. But not the other way around where the US steps in first.
I remember arguing this with a Republican (former) friend back when we were going into Afghanistan originally.
I CLEARLY RECALL being told I was "insane" and "stupid" for saying at the time that all it was, was money, resources and American lives right down the crapper and all we were doing was making things worse and that it was going to be another Vietnam.
How did that work out?
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