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To: RMF who wrote (439096)	12/8/2008 9:39:02 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) of 1574258

We wanted to do Afghanistan "on the cheap" and paying off Warlords to do the fighting was cheaper (and much less casualties) than sending our own guys in. It wasn't about doing it on the cheap. Apparently, you haven't followed the subject too closely. It was decided early on that the Northern Alliance was the best way to approach the situation because they were believed to have been committed to the operation and they knew the terrain exceptionally well, amongst other reasons. The Northern Alliance flat balked when it came down to it, but there was no indication up front that might happen. I've never read any credible account that suggested that cost was a factor.

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