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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: tejek who wrote (148346)7/15/2002 5:25:31 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) of 1577184
 
Have we captured bin Laden?

Is this your idea of a measure of the success of the war?

Have we eliminated the Taliban from Afghanistan?

To a significant degree, yes. Ask the Afghanistan people.

Are we comfortable fighting in this terrain?

Perhaps you ought to ask the soldiers in any war were they "comfortable" fighting in the enemy's terrain. The idea that wars are "comfortable" is just plain silly. Perhaps those fighting in Korea in sub -60 degree temperatures were more comfortable? Jeez.

Do we see an end to the mess?

Not all wars are as clear cut as our sound defeat of Saddam Hussein in the Gulf War. Sometimes, it is more difficult. This was pointed out by the administration up front and it was, of course, the biggest concern the administration had -- would the short memories of the constituents allow the war to be brought to a conclusion. Perhaps you've forgotten what happened on 9/11?

We are in the same position as the Russians. How long were they in Afghanistan before they called it quits?

There is absolutely no comparison between where WE are in Afghanistan and what the Russians were doing. None.

And the worse part is we are picking up the tab for fixing their damage as well as our own.

It is our history that we help the people of a nation rebuild. I don't see the problem with it.
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