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SpankMe

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4. McChrystal is essentially correct

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 02:17 PM

Dec 2018

There are no good answers for the US in Afghanistan. We stay, and guys die for nothing. We leave, and terrorists move back in bigger and badder than ever. We go all-in and force regime change, we don't know what we're going to get and we create a refugee crisis.

Muddling along for now seems to be the least inflammatory option.

Before we go slamming McChrystal we need to have an obviously better solution in mind.

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General McChrystal Told Pompeo To 'Muddle Along' In Afghanistan, Leaked Audio Reveals [View all] DonViejo Dec 2018 OP

His answer was based on the best politics? FUCK THAT ! 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #1

Political? lildDemz Dec 2018 #3

There you go roscoeroscoe Dec 2018 #2

McChrystal is essentially correct SpankMe Dec 2018 #4

We fucked this up in 1990 - matt819 Dec 2018 #7

The US should not have backed the Mujahideen JonLP24 Dec 2018 #12

Maybe matt819 Dec 2018 #14

I'm just saying our Alliance with Saudi Arabia caused a lot of damage JonLP24 Dec 2018 #15

This is not fooled Dec 2018 #13

We already had the regime change there JonLP24 Dec 2018 #11

It's good to have a plan. keithbvadu2 Dec 2018 #5

So how is this any different? beachbum bob Dec 2018 #6

There has never been a good answer for invading armies in Afghanistan. The_jackalope Dec 2018 #8

He will get eviscerated for this... SKKY Dec 2018 #9

The Taliban is already there JonLP24 Dec 2018 #10