http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/24/afghanistan-war-promises-a-victory-so-glorious-we-never-shall-win/ News, Entertainment & Points of View Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:49:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/24/afghanistan-war-promises-a-victory-so-glorious-we-never-shall-win/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 robertschledwitz Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:19:17 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=8764#comment-3997 We have been here in Afghanistan for 8 years now. Vietnam lasted 13 years. Then we were defeated, 50+ thousand dead soldiers and still the world went on. No domino theory prevailed. Can't we just admit Afghanistan is another Vietnam and leave? Or are we trying to do the same mistake over again and expecting different results? We have been here in Afghanistan for 8 years now. Vietnam lasted 13 years. Then we were defeated, 50+ thousand dead soldiers and still the world went on. No domino theory prevailed. Can't we just admit Afghanistan is another Vietnam and leave? Or are we trying to do the same mistake over again and expecting different results?

]]> http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/24/afghanistan-war-promises-a-victory-so-glorious-we-never-shall-win/comment-page-1/#comment-3547 Lunchbox: Royal flush - FatLip Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:00:42 +0000 http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=8764#comment-3547 [...] Vietnam: In December 2001 the War in Afghanistan was supposedly over. Almost eight years later, “General McChrystal stated that thousands more American troops must be deployed in [...] [...] Vietnam: In December 2001 the War in Afghanistan was supposedly over. Almost eight years later, “General McChrystal stated that thousands more American troops must be deployed in [...]

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