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The long, long story: 'Principled Realism', Trump and Afghanistan : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 24/8/2017

President Donald Trump did what US Presidents have done since George W. Bush: commit.

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An unwinnable war as it has been for the previous several thousand years.
Just as long a we don`t get dragged in again following the master.
Posted by ateday, Thursday, 24 August 2017 9:37:23 AM
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Given the already sacrificed lives and treasure! Was there any other choice?

And I believe the mission statement to limit their operations to just killing terrorist as well as FOREVER denying them any semblance of sovereign territory is/was the right call!

It's not often I find much to agree with, with an inherently immoral man, I believe, stole an election, but this time I do!
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Thursday, 24 August 2017 12:40:40 PM
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I think it's a misperception of US long-term military strategy that it tries to win wars. All the wars the US has fought since WWII, either directly or by proxy, are not meant to be won. They are meant to maintain a continuing US presence in multiple countries around the world and to prevent any kind of rival political or economic system from taking hold and succeeding.

In this sense, US military strategy has been very successful
Posted by Killarney, Thursday, 24 August 2017 5:36:09 PM
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Too much at stake financially with heroin, oil pipelines and other resource plays in the region for the US not to be there.

You don't actually think this is about bringing democracy do you?
Well it could be; if democracy equals heroin, oil pipelines and resource plays...
Posted by Armchair Critic, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 5:58:33 AM
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