Why do we even bother to try to help these savages?

Now, if she's ventilated Karzai, then I might understand.

Well I do know the British were there and the Soviet's invaded in 1979 and were there for 10 years.

And yes I do think Americans are better than Afghan's how can you even compare the two Countries!

Apart from the Fact that America has been there since 2001 spent billions to build up the Govt Train and equip local forces, build clinics, schools, roads, infrastructure give them a better life they don't appreciate it. Karzi has been a lousy ally he goes back and forth with the Taliban and he does not try to hide it either! When U.S. Service members were being killed by Afghan forces he didn't open his fukking mouth yet when civilians were killed by Taliban or by ISAF/CF that were in the cross fire he was openly bitching condemning the United States Fuk him. By the Way the United States was never friends with the Taliban however they were allies with the Mujaheddin the Afghan freedom fighters that the CIA equipped to fight the Soviet invasion. Another reason the thousand's that have been there made the ultimate sacrifice and were wounded there.

@Mark SF

I think people with your thought process should have been swallowed!

No, Serling is right. It's a sh**hole.

The election is over there is absolutely no reason to keep our people in this third world %^&*pit any longer. If we start now they can all be home by March or April. Let these cavemen drown in their self created sea of hate and ignorance

We need to PACK our SH_T UP and leave, let them kill each other off because that's what they will end up doing, OH and lets make sure they don't get a DAMN PENNY from us ......

Do you want to leave with a little bit of dignity or tuck our tails and run like we did in Vietnam. ps I am a Vietnam vet so I am speaking from fist hand experience

As soon as American troops leave, Afghanistan's people will turn on themselves and begin fighting each other just like the rest of those third world countries. Let them do it. Perhaps the U.S. can keep an eye on them with satellites and drones, and watch them destroy themselves for a change.

It is not worth the loss of another U.S. civilian or soldier's life to leave that country with "dignity." Accept its a lost cause and move out.

Afghan student really because how it is over there the Taliban doesn't like for kids over there to go to school or read! Also they like to oppress the women easier to oppress someone when they are uneducated but you already knew that! You probably already knew the extremely high illiteracy rate there it's not B.S. bravado it's first hand knowledge of the people and the culture and how savage they are from doing deployments over there Why don't you go over there sometimes and do a fact finding study you may end up like the poor joe in the article Moron!

If there ever was a country in the history of mankind that needed to be wiped off the Earth it is Afghanistan!

N.SErling - Funny, that pretty much approximates what Hitler had to say about the Jews.

99.9% of the Afghan people had nothing to do with the 9/11/2001 attacks. To them we are outsiders following our own agenda.

To me this is just a further indication that it is time and past time for us to leave. Osama bin Laden is dead. Most of the other prominent Al Qaeda leaders are also dead, or have fled. We've given the Afghans the semblance of a democratic government, which they will either nurture, or allow to wither away.

But that is their business. It is time to go, not time to wipe them off the face of the earth.

Sterling you are making my point, and defining it with your own hypocrisy. If you were really deployed over there and saw the atrocities first hand, then you should realize why the populous is so angry. The Taliban is the enemy. They are the ones keeping women and children oppressed not he average citizen. When young girls are being shot in tribunal areas going to school that is a problem. I am sure being shot at has closed your eyes to America's problems. Every day in this God fearing, superior country people get shot, by zealots, wackos, and just sadistic killers. Hell 26 innocent children were slaughtered days ago. So my point is that doesn't make them evil and the USA, and its citizens perfect or make us better than Afghanistian. Look at the big picture and take off the blinders hating an enemy is easy, believing you are worth more than them because you have a bigger gun is stupid. Trying to crush the Taliban and allow students access to a real education is the only true way to change Afghanistian for the better. You may not agree with me but understand we are no better, just are circumstances are different.

You might all be amazed at the # of military who are or have been over there, who feel the same way as N. Sterling. Blowing the place up and starting over.

Janine, wow is this something you know about first hand through like a poll or something or just a drunken night hanging out at the VFW and getting lucky? I guess what would amaze me based on your comment, is you have probably never had an original thought. If you do please put it to paper so we all can enjoy your profound wisdom.

We need to stop comparing our culture with that of Afhanistan's.If you really have read their history,Then you would know how different they are from us.One of our biggest problems in Afghanistan is that the U.N is not being forcefull enoughTheir culture respects power when it is used correctly.However, right now we are trying to be MR FRIENDLY and flashing money around.Both the Taliban and the people know that the U.S will be leaving soon.The people of Afghanistan who have supported us know all too well what their fate will be when we leave.The Taliban will move in and exterminate all who supported the U.S in any way shape, or form.The Taliban knew from the begining that all they had to do was wait the U.S out.Then as usual,The U.S would pull out and leave,not finishing what they started.

glove--- the people are also mad that the U.S is leaving.The feel that we are going to abandon them to the Taliban.The on;y ones g;ad to see us leave is the Taliban.I am sure they are already planning their revenge on the people who supported us.

Add the ungrateful and backstabbing Pakistan to it.

Pakis are responsible for half of NATO forces deaths.

"Earlier this year, U.S. military officials briefly suspended the training of Afghan Local Police (ALP) in the wake of a deadly series of insider killings, also known as ‘green on blue’ attacks."

In this case, it is US police advisor.

And people expect the NATO forces soldiers to follow all human rights manuals of eath!

Do those, who sent NATO forces to Afghanistan, knew that Afghanistan and Iraq are the toughest battle zones on earth?

With "strategic allies" like Pakis and Saudis, one does not need enemies.

It sounds to me like afghanistan is trying to start a war with the U.S.A.

If that's the case than we should just carpet bomb the place with Daisy Cutters.

Let the taliban have the place first then use our WMDs.

To all who 'just want to pack up and leave'......

but, but, but, but......what about the pipeline? We can't just let somebody else have control over it!! I don't care if the Soviet Union did dissolve over Afghanistan, damn it, we're the world leaders in the petroleum bidness and by god we'll have control over it or nobody will......even if means we have to dissolvel!!

There sure are a lot of anti-americans on here. glove49 you sound like you are still on a drunken night out. If you want to think of yourself as being as lowlife as the taliban, then that is up to you, so shut up because that is what the taliban would say to you, if they don't kill you for being useless and ignorant.

Just look at the face value - nobody attacks just one target; he/she waits for an opportunity at a multiple. This looks more like the shooting of a dick - which is most often the cause of this stuff and there's no shortage of American egos who act that way. So many of you who hate Afghans have never met one and forgot how we got there.

You have to be criminally insane to continue the war in Afghanistan. It is actually the corrupt US politicians who are killing our people there by insisting that this stupid war continues to drag on. This war only benefits the well connected US war profiteers.

Dman. Are you stupid. Most of the Afghans are Murdereds. Serling is correct. If the U.S. cant take out a country like Afghanistan, god help us if we get into something serious. The Republicans just want war so that they can take over Minerals in a given country. George Bush, Chaney, Rummy, Rice and all of the rest of those clowns should be tried in the Hague.

Wolfhound, I agree with you and this is not the first time we have abandoned that region. We are there because of natural resources. We left after we helped them defeat Russia. We got what we wanted then turned and ran. The Taliban is waiting, and their culture might be drastically different but humanity is the same. The tribunal regions could be compared to the wild west were guns and force rule the day. That is why we have a least attempted to create a militia and police force to help protect the public when we depart. Like any organization even in the USA evil people infiltrate and create havoc. It will be up to Afghans to fight for freedom when we leave, if they do not self-police and govern we at least attempted to create change.

US and NATO forces allies have to take tough decisions.

In Afghanistan, Pakis have backstabbed the US and NATO forces big time. Half of NATO forces deaths are due to ungrateful and backstabbing Pakis.

When the NATO forces were entering Kandahar in 2001, Pakis airlifted key al-Qaida, Taliban, ISI and others militants by back door from Kandahar.

This includes Mullah Omar, Osama and many including Paki Haqqani militant network leaders.

Hope people remember about Pakis sheltering Osama.

These Paki Islamic religious Nazis don't bother about their people and they are into reckless killing games in the name of jihad.

Drone attacks are not enough. To reduce NATO forces losses, carpet bomb Paki militant areas just like 1991 Iraqi war.

Or else just get out right now.

If we are going to say bye, bye, then we should not go near Afghanistan and Pakistan even for "humanitarian" reasons and no more of our tax monies.

SallyinChicago - your comment has to win first prize for the most moronic opine on the blog today. If you think that the USA is no better than Afghanistan I feel sorry for you. You dribble the same old left-wing anti-capitalist BS that blames everything on Republicans, Corporations, and others. Your pre-9/11 comment about Texas Oil Companies doing business with the Taliban had me seriously wonder about your mental health. You DO know that there is virtually no oil or natural gas in Afghanistan, and surely you must know that the Taliban controlled ONLY Afghanistan prior to 9/11. What did the Texas Oil companies want to buy from them - goat hair to insulate their oil pipes??? I'm frankly getting really tired of all the apologetic droids that are forever making excuses for this nations actions and history. You're worse than the Taliban - Give it a break!

Iamnotyou please put the crack pipe down and actually read my comments. Wait, quick flash inside your pea brain. " I am an American let's bomb the hell out of everyone, especially the dark people; duh pass the blunt dude." Okay back in the real world were humanity lives, wiping everyone off the planet we do not agree with is not only juvenile but totally simplistic. Here's to you finding some rational grown-up thoughts and ideas this coming year.

Let's leave this sh*t hole of rock, mountains, and desert! Cut all Aid and let this dump fade into time! One argument is that "it will become part of the terrorist regime of the mid east"...... IT ALREADY IS!! I have plan....our new and veteran pilots need practice. After we pull out, every few weeks lets have a 100 plane strafe run on select targets and if a few planes "get off course ;)" we can add a few targets in Iran in the mix!!!

JP-354666, In your amazing understanding of the region why is everyone so interested in Afghanistan. The Russians were trying to gain control over the region for ten years, and now the USA has been there for the same time frame. What is your assessment since you want to name call Sally for being correct? We are all waiting why the US would allocate troops and resources for that long. Please JP enlighten the ignorant with your vast knowledge about the region.

should we really be anywhere where we not only have to be carefull what they think about us BUT have to pay for the honor??? This includes Germany etc where they want us there for their protection in case of big trouble BUT we pay rent for our bases and all our military buy stuff there.

It is time to say no more US money being spent to protect people (bases should be free to us), no more allowing people to come/work and start business if we aren't allowed to in their country. Thousands come here and work year round (without becoming US citizens) while US citizens are only allowed to work in those countries 6 months a year without taxes going through the roof.. ie Gabon, Nigeria, Mozambique etc.... Guess it is time to treat the world as we are treated?????

@glove49

My eyes are not turned by atrocities when Taliban set IED's meant to kill U.S. Forces maimed little children who gives them medical aid we do not the Taliban because they do not value human life. Some locals like us some don't but everybody can't be happy and some people do not want to be help. Afghanistan to me is a situation where someone that has never been over there will not understand I think you are in that boat. You said the Taliban are the enemy very smart but you fail to realize that they are intermingled with the local populace using fear and intimidation as a weapon that's one of the difficult parts of fighting an insurgency knowing who your enemy is. Children not going to school is not just a problem in rural area's some of it is local. And yes some people over there are Evil and do not want out help. If you have not been over there all you say to me is cannon fodder. The big picture the average grunt is not concerned with the big picture I take personal offense when people say that look at the big picture; try to understand the person who is shooting at you because something you did may have offended them or there culture pure B.S. We have Team's and elements to engage locals and Haji's, and elders for that purpose. That statement was spoken like a true REMF.

Start 'Offing' these filthy backstabbing scum's FAMILIES and you'll see that crap come to a screeching halt, but unfortunately, we'll never see it........get the Hell out of that Hell hole and "nuke it from orbit."

Richard, how many American lives is that "little bit of dignity" worth? In 'nam, it cost about 10,000.

We withdrew in 1973 on the same terms we could have accepted in 1969.

All of these FOOLS need to stay the @!$%# out of these stoneage countries. They get just what they deserve , and if they are killed TOO DAMN BAD!!!!

My question is if this Afghan police woman was apprehended or was she killed? Afghans committing these murders are often on the payroll of the Taliban.Their families are destitute and many see this as a way to give them some economic relief.It's sick to say the least but this is the result of an uneducated and poverty stricken society.

@N.Serling, Let me be clear I do not have a personal beef with you or your service the problems are complex and America cannot change decades of backwards thinking by people clinging to power overnight. Just like in Vietnam some people wanted our help other's did not, their choice their country. Many people in America do not use resources to help themselves, and we can't force them with guns. When people have been oppressed for so long having real freedoms can be frightening. Look at the Communist regimes that have taken on a more democratic government, change is painful and bloody at times. You are down in the @!$%# and it has to be frustrating when civilians do not get on board. The Afghans have to trust and believe when we depart, they will not be annihilated for working with the US. Finally, my issue is with your statement about destroying an entire population because some of the people are evil and want us dead. That would be like saying a dog mauled me, so I am going to wipe out and kill all dogs. That kind of thinking is said out of anger and frustration, understandable when you are trying to improve people's lives, and it just seems like they want to kill you. You are getting shot at today not me. I respect that and completely realize that is never fun. Remember one last thing though you signed up, you were not drafted; you wanted to be there. The Afghans were never asked or signed up for anything we just showed up with our gear and started blowing things up. God bless you and keep you safe.

maybe president karzai can pass some gun laws, so the shooting will stop, because we all know that passing gun laws stop bad people from getting guns...what we need is, if you own guns they have to be locked in gun safes....

Johnnynt: Nice try, but your post when completely over their heads.

Should have asked them to google Caspian Oil pipeline.

Might want them to google rare earth mineral deposits in Afghanistan as well.

Yea, culturally , it's a S$%^h*$% , but resource wise??? China will love them.

China is already getting the mining contracts.

And now for the rest of the story.....

the woman was Iranian.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20121224/AS.Afghanistan/

Too many voters embrace feel-good propaganda that they want to hear instead of learning the basic facts about issues they care about. They should do a better job of calling out dishonest politicians -- and shunning media outlets that stoke political food fights.

http://money.msn.com/investing/11-things-wrong-with-congress

Facts:

1. Afghanistan was a 20th Century US Ally as Built up by the US from the 1950s till the 1979 USSR 40th Army Occupation.

2. During Operation Cyclone the US trained, organized, armed the 1980s Pro US Afghan Muhajeen to defeat the USSR 40th Army Occupation. The 1980s Pro US Afghan Muhajeen were NOT the later 1990s Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban fully supported by the USSR Backed Fundamentalist Islamic Shia Republic of Iran. After the US abandoned US Ally 1980s Pro US Afghan Muhajeen; the 1990s Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban massacred the 1980s Pro US Afghan Muhajeen, then started massacring any "suspected" Collaborators to the Christians, Jews, Unbelievers; then without any more opposition the Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban started to destroy 20th Century Afghanistan's "Western", "Modern", "Non Islamic".

3. The hundreds of thousands of Overpaid Too Expensive Privileged US Civilians (most being Non Combatants) that were sent here (Afghanistan) and Iraq (250,000) since President Obama's August 2009 US Civilian Surges do NOT belong in a Combat (War) Zone. ESPECIALLY, those that do not know the Language(s) and the Culture(s). This (these US Civilian's paychecks) is where your Billions per year is going to, and NOT the US Military (below minimum wages) nor the Afghans; US Embassies Pakistan, Afghanistan, Libya, also like Iraq's 1 Billion US Embassy that requires 1 Billion per year to operate (as the reason stated pertaining to Libya by SOS Clinton, "Funding was not an issue").

4. Ever since the British Colonies, the British knew that Pakistan (Sea Ports, Logistics Bases, Khyber Pass) was Mandatory for Logistics Support for any "British Adventures" at Landlocked Afghanistan. Due to President Obama's Failed (Foreign) Policies Losses of the US Military Logistics Support Basesand MQ/RQ (Drone) Bases at Pakistan to Support the UN Mission Afghanistan, without these US Military Logistics Support Bases a maximum of 30,000 UN Mission Military Forces can be supported. This is the real reason why the US, NATO Military Forces must withdraw and abandon US Ally Afghanistan once again (like 1990s) to get massacred by the Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban again, not some lame Politician's excuse.

5. Also due to President Obama's Failed (Foreign) Policies (2009), the Fundamentalist Islamic ShiaRepublic of Iran placed pressure (threat of Iranian Military) on Iraq (US Must Leave, No more Negotiations with President Obama nor SOS Clinton; Iraqis Oil goes to the Allies of the Fundamentalist Islamic Shia Republic of Iran, the Russian Federation and Chinese ), Pakistan (no more US Military Bases nor NATO Bases), Afghanistan the Mineral Wealth goes to the Ally of the Fundamentalist Islamic Shia Republic of Iran, the Chinese, China Metallurgical Group; the Ayatollahs of the Fundamentalist Islamic Shia Republic of Iran increased their Overt and Covert Activities against the US and US Allies Worldwide (Egypt (Muslim Brotherhood), Libya (Libyan Islamic Fighting Group), Iraq (Al Quada Iraq and Kurdistanis PKK, HPG, KGK), Yemen (Al Quada Yemen), Somalia (Al Sheebah), Pakistan (Army of Islam, Pakistanis Taliban, etc.), South and Central Americas (Hamas Foreign Fighters, Hezbollah), Palestine and Gaza (Hamas Foreign Fighters, Army of Islam (Gaza), etc.), Afghanistan (Taliban, Al Quada, etc.), etc. as trained, armed and funded by the Fundamentalist Islamic Shia Republic of Iran's Special Forces, Quds, at the Fundamentalist Islamic Autonomous Kurdistanis Region).

Sad to say as his Duty as a US Military Officer, President Obama's Appointed Registered Demoncrap General McChrystal attempted to warn the US Public after the US Politicians refused to listen about the above and those matters that were resulting in the unnecessary deaths of the US Citizens of the US Military of his Command (Responsibility and Accountability). I wanted General McChrystal to demand his Legal Right toa Public US Congressional Hearing that would have made Public all of the "This Administration Does Not Know What It Is Doing", instead of the Public US Congressional Hearing, as a loyal Demoncrap he accepted President Obama's Deal to retire as a Four Star General instead of a Three Star Lieutenant General for President Obama to get his Letter of Resignation; since President Obama did not have a Legal leg to stand on (Relief for Cause(s) under the UCMJ).

6. I previously posted, just how WRONG most of you are about your "Karzai Corrupt", as it was President Karzai that demanded that General McChrystal Investigate President Obama's Political Appointees Holbrooke and Eikenberry's spending of Billions USDs that they (US Department of State) only had access to, and the results of nothing being built nor done as they had promised President Karzai. President Obama's Political Appointees Holbrooke and Eikenberry started to deflect blame from themselves during General McChystal's Investigations by saying "Karzai Corrupt" (giving the Taliban, Al Quada, etc. the Strategic Asymmetric Warfare Goals of "Undermining a US Ally's Established Government", "(Taliban, Al Quada, etc.) Gain more Local Support", "(Taliban, Al Quada, etc.) Gain National Support", "(Taliban, Al Quada, etc.) Gain International Support", "(US and US Allies) Lose the Will To maintain the Fight".). When this did not work to stop the General McChrystal Investigations, President Obama's Political Appointees Holbrooke and Eikenberry start actions to get General McChrystal Relieved of Command since they had direct access to President Obama and SOS Clinton. After being replaced by General Petraeus, President Karzai asked General Petraeus to continue General McChrystal's Investigations. After General Petraeus completed the Investigations President Karzai read the Investigations, then demanded that President Obama's Political Appointees Holbrooke and Eikenberry account for every dime spent in his Country or leave; President Obama's Political Appointee Holbrooke "strains his heart" and dies at Pakistan on the operating table; President Obama's Political Appointee Eikenberry Tendered his Letter of Resignation to President Obama (US Congress must investigate and demand that President Obama's Political Appointee Eikenberry account for the Billions USDs spent.).

top of the page. If I disliked MSN that much I would just go to FOX.

Quietly reported like the murder of all the members of Seal Team 6 last spring.

Why would you think? We continue to loose our good people to those that do not want our help and have no issues with KILLING as many of our people as they can. But yet we stay. No reason not to get out of there now. Your POUS could make that order now but he wont. Why would you think he would. Think of it this way you go out one night,end up in a place that no one really likes you but you are bringing in gifts, money to hand out, help in anyway you think would be good weather they think is or isnt,and yet they attempt to take your life or did take a friends life. WOULD YOU STAY THERE?

Some of these people are turning on us because they feel we are abandoning them to the Taliban.After we leave the Taliban will take over and things will be back to the way they were before.So why should the people back us up when we are the ones bailing out on them?

Not even a US service member, but just as sad and just as infuriating.

Most civilian contractors are ex military. They know the dangers going over there. Even those that have never served know this.

Since our government has made the military a private enterprise, troops can make 5 times more if they leave the military and get the same exact job they were doing but now doing it as a civilian.

I totally agree with the statements of they just need to be wiped out. You can't fix stupid and this breed of people is. They are mind warped, the one's that have a chance, have already left the crap hole they call Afghanistan.

Not one thing have they contributed to the world except terrorism.

we have funded them to change, taught them how to change, but they are rabid and turn their backs in a heart beat.

They will never change, it's dog eat dog world, and let's be the big dog and euthanize these critters.

Then when were done with that crap hole, burn the Syrian govt to the ground.

That's POTUS... no POUS...

It is odd that a woman did the shooting.Considering how the Taliban feel about women.Anything else a little fishy here?

The person/people you are working with turn their weapons on you? Wow!

Happens every year here in the U.S.

Just because we are separated by half the planet, doesn't mean we are not part of the same self serving species.

Wolfhound27 -- There is definitely more to this story. Maybe the man raped her or molested one of her children.

Wolfhound: Anything else a little fishy here?

It's funny because it was a woman that did the shooting.

HEROIN!

fine Bill i agree..let's end the war...Just get the politicians out of the way,turn the war over to the military and cut the leash.The Taliban would'nt last long if we really got serious about taking them out.Remember,You don't fight a war to break EVEN,You fight a war to WIN,or you will LOSE.

Lame reply. Trying to bring gun control into a totally different subject. What a dumba**. Control your dumb opinionated urges.

Latin America evolved as the primary supplier of heroin to the United States, with Mexican heroin most prevalent west of the Mississippi and Colombian heroin most prevalent east of it. Europe, Asia, Iran get theirs from Afghanistan. Afghanistan holds a wealth of resources The sheer size of the deposits – including copper, gold, iron and cobalt as well as vast amounts of lithium. Just google the resources found in Afghanistan

Smoker, you have hit on something that is how America has financed numerous wars and conflicts. Not sure about your numbers they seem a little exaggerated and what was the source. I am still under no delusions that if we wanted to kill the opium production, our troops could have sprayed, bombed, or burnt the crop every season. It should not be that hard to spot especially in a region with little cover. So obviously in ten plus years we have not seen fit to stop the production.

Not exaggerated at all. These figures have been reported in mainstream media.

When we pull out we can say we were beaten by politics and money,not the enemy.

good logic.

Obama is in office now, what happen from here on out is on him. Bush put us in the situation, but Obama continues to keep us in the situation.

Don't expect Democrats to stop blaming everything on Bush until at least Hillary's second term.

Bush is blamed for what he did and will be until it is cleaned up You right wingers are blaming carter and Clinton stil so STFU

obom cannot clean his own ass so how do you think he can clean this up. all he can do is give stuff away to get votes and destroy our country. talking about being @!$%#ing brain washed.

why did'nt Obama pull us out with the 1st year of his term?He got the Nobel peace prize for what? the surge?Bush may have started it but Obama continued it.

There are no cards to is.The Taliban will be back in power soo after we are gone.No guessing game there.

So the end result is the same.

you are right Greg.If we had gone in there with the intent to win things might have been different.

Hmmm! As though they are doing CHARITABLE work for the good of Afghans without ANY thoughts about benifits (riches) for themselves. OOOOH! Americans are so CHARITABLE.

awabnavi you been brainwashed by the Taliban. Go eat some pork you'll feel better. Americans are charitable. What is Afghanistan going to do without them. Turn into an industrial nation and become a developed country? Wake up, you're just a fool who can be tricked into wearing a special taliban vest.

GENOCIDE, Eh! Just like you WHITES have done in the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, West Indies, etc. You white Christians are so GOOOOOOD!

dbeckerny The Afghans are the victims and this country as well as the Taliban made them the victims. There would have been no Taliban if Reagan had not created them and the terrorists who bombed the trade center were from Saudia Arabia so what gives this country any right to kill innocent people?

They are victims only because they let themselves become victims. I don't call a trainee shooting someone who is trying too help them a victim. I call that person an instigator.

awabnavi historically you're right, but who is doing all the killing, murder, genocide and terror in modern times?

prog.1 - There would have been no Taliban if Reagan had not created them

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Read post #1.46.

It's tragic you don't use your spell check.

SS4646 Your comment made me laugh but for the love of Santa Claus, you nailed it dubsak20 unless English is your second language, there is no excuse. Spell check is just a click away. Thank you and enjoy your holiday.

Unbelieveable,You have managed to insult the entire U.S military in one posting.Obviously you think your freedoms were a birth right handed to you on a silver platter.After 29 years in the Army you are not even worth my time.

prog.1 is following the footsteps of the antiwar campaign of the vietnam era. He doesn't mind spitting on our troops.

Are you OK? Finished your drink?

There are two crimes that should be immediately made legal in this country, some type of personal use of pot and prostitution. If making them legal creates more problems then they can always be outlawed again. Japan has the right idea about prostitution and that is to make it a highly respected profession. Obama is a hardliner against making pot legal and there is no discussion of making prostitution legal.

Prostitution and marijuana can only make this country stronger. I am smoking a joint right now and I feel stronger. Now I just need to pick me up a couple of whores and have some clean fun with them before I go home and see the kids. I am liberal like that.

How much oil does this country get from Afghanistan?

None, but presumed that they have a substantial amount of undiscovered oil amongst other natural resources.

Oilman since you are the resident expert, I believe everything you say because you've been there. All joking aside. I wonder how many military, besides me, have been in Iraq and afghanistan for the past 10 years? Actually I was augmented for 2 years, but still the question remains what is their opinion.

Oilman49, you are correct they do not trust outsiders and why should they. The majority realized everyone wants the oil and could give rats ass about anything else. We could have helped them after their war with Russia, but we left vast regions that we supplied cut off to the resources we gave after we gained our objective. If we had been smarter than this conflict might not have been as bad today. America got the Russians out, but we let ethnic cleansing and other atrocities happen instead of trying to re-stabilize and help an ally. Some of these tribal regions will never stop the infighting it is just too ingrained. I am not saying it was our fault but quickly cutting-off aid and walking away cost far more in the long run. We seem more focused to converting them to our faith and beliefs, still a country like Afghanistan is not going to roll over for that anytime soon. Just like in this country solving a problem by throwing money at it and not really being in touch with the real issues always seems to fail. For example, look at are own schools. Anyhow great comment.

oilman49 - I just sit here and laugh on most of your comments.Probably 95% of you bloggers havn't a clue about Aphganistan.I personaly was there back in the late 80's and early 90's consulting on drilling rigs.

LOL. Most of the uneducated of Newsvine believed your BULLSH!T. And are Too Lazy to even figure out why (you are full of Bullsh!t).

Go read post#1.46.

Hints: USSR 40th Army Occupation 1979 - 1989 (1990). 1990 till 2001 Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban Government locked down Afghanistan tighter than North Korea. What next you going to tell everyone that you are Russian (only ones the Fundamentalist Islamic Taliban even allowed into Afghanistan, as even the International News Media was banned, only USSR Tass News Agency allowed.).