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    There are now over three hundred threads in this forum and time for a new one to cover what may happen, is planned to happen and not only the impact within Afghanistan, but at home too. Home of course being wider than just the USA, the ISAF coalition and those nations who have participated in Afghanistan.

    The catalyst for this thread came from a number of posts on the 'The Best Trained, Most Professional Military...Just Lost Two Wars? ' thread which IMHO contribute to that subject and are more pertinent here.

    Secondly after a review there are a number of threads that cover aspects of an exit, most of them from a historical angle; back to three years ago only.

    Fuller explanation and links etc are on Post 16.

    This thread was not started by Bob's World, rather I used it as the starting point.(Ends)



    Quote Originally Posted by JMA View Post
    OK, so what should the individual consequences be?

    Thereafter what and how long would it take to replace with those who built it with those without guilt or blood on their hands?
    I don't think we need to go on a witch hunt to see who to punish.

    It's just time to recognize that we don't need to control, directly or indirectly through the Northern Alliance, Afghanistan to prevent it from being an AQ sanctuary. To recognize that the Northern Alliance has absolutely no interest or desire to be the government we want them to be. To recognize that we are better off simply packing up and going home than we are executing any kind of phased out exit plan.
    Last edited by davidbfpo; 11-11-2012 at 10:11 PM. Reason: Add Note and last line in Mod's Note
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