45. The Soviet Union shares a border with Afghanistan..
And got their asses handed to them by the spiritual forebears of the Taliban, it broke the Soviet Union.
Our supply lines are vastly longer than those of the SU were and in modern warfare logistics is almost everything, recall that Napoleon remarked that an army travels on its belly.
Afghanistan will eventually break us too, it's where empires go to die.
Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators
Important Notices: By participating on this discussion
board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules
page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the
opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent
the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread
(1000+ posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
