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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"We are going to go in, tear everything up,
and not spend a dime on rebuilding."
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"We are going to go in, tear everything up, (Original Post)
Ilsa
Aug 2017
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Ilsa
(61,694 posts)1. Nothing about hearts and minds to build a coalition
to defeat terrorism.
WhiteTara
(29,703 posts)2. Is that an actual quote?
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)4. Sorry. It's nearly an actual quote.
He want US and Afghan military to root out terrorism, but he stated the US won't be rebuilding.
Seems close enough to me. Gonna break it and slip out the back door to avoid buying it.
WhiteTara
(29,703 posts)5. OMG. He is so disgusting
thanks for listening to him. I couldn't.
Best_man23
(4,897 posts)3. They need to look at history
We didn't rebuild Afghanistan after the Soviets left, and that allowed the Taliban to come to power.
If fighting Dasche has taught anything, its that something worse than what you're dealing with can take its place.