A short, to the point article by a pointy head who thinks that Afghanistan is the 2009 version of Vietnam http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/08/20/saigon_2009. Interesting to read.
I do think there are similarities and I also think the whole enterprise will be ultimately muted in terms of success: we're talking about a "country" comprised of stone age goat lovers who have been brigands since before the term was invented. However, the U.S. military today is far more nuanced and experienced with insurgencies, i.e. dealing with nut job jihadists seeking 79 virgins in heaven but happy to settle for 12 year old boys. We'll see some areas of promise--a few schools for girls will open and toilets will come to Kabul, but in the end we'll kill a shitload of the cretins, lose too many of our good men, and leave the place in order for them to revert to primitive living, wiping with their hands, and abusing their women. Where's Curtis LeMay when you need him?
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