Afghanistan...I guess I just don't "get it"

[SHRED]

Help me out here please.

Trust.

Who here thinks that the people of Afghanistan will ever trust a foreign power on their soil considering all they have been through for thousands of years?

Isn't security for the people secured first with the trust of the people?

How can trust ever be secured with civilians dying from "friendly fire"?

:shrug:


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[Mari333]

1. The USA uses the standard bullying tactics used by many despots

like Columbus, Hitler, etc..just barge in and throw shit around and make sure you have some lying propaganda to back you up.
You are asking the War machine to think like a mature adult..unfortunately it is composed of screaming little children having temper tantrums.

[seabeyond]

2. we arent even to the point of trust. these people have an engrained culture and belief

gotta shift that before anything real can be accomplished. and we cant do that.

[denem]

3. 'I guess I just don't "get it" ' ... and you never will.

Afghanistan is not a nation.

[bahrbearian]

7. And we need to give them Democracy

Even means we bring in to them from the end of gun barrel.
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A7WFOPQWe7EIKM:

[KG]

4. all we gotta do is find OBL and we're outta there! i read that right here on DU!

mant are still under a dellusion there's something to be 'won' there. :eyes:

[excess_3]

5. feel the peace .nt

[spanone]

6. the military industrial complex NEVER sleeps. war continues night & day. year in year out.

[msongs]

8. It is job security for the military welfare industrial complex, & to pass out bibles as well nt