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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
And I have to admit, I haven't been keeping up on the war, I have a total and complete distaste for it. I know it's stupid at this or any point, I don't care who got us there. It just needs to stop. And any delay is unacceptable.
I loved the way we went after a country that attacked us, but we didn't need to hang around after that
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I tend to agree. When the Taliban was overthrown and Al Qeada was disrupted...in short thrift... with very minimal losses...our forces should have been withdrawn.
The same thing applies to Iraq. When Bush landed on the carrier that flew the banner...Mission Accomplished...it had been accomplished. In 24 days Iraq's government had been toppled and its military basically destroyed...with minimal losses...and our forces should have been withdrawn.
Instead of withdrawing...we took on nation building in both countries...but the problem is we cannot afford to stay for the multiple generations it will require to build these nations and "win the hearts and minds" of the people.
At any point we pull out...now...or in the near future the countries will go to hell.