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Originally Posted by Skybird

One word: logistics. I always found it insane to send troops to Afghanistan - but depending on other nations' means (Russia, USA, EU members) to transport these troops there, to maintain a logistic and supply line, even to quickly shuttle them inside Afghanistan.

Which all is a result of the post-WWII-doctrine, of course: never again an aggressive Germany, projection military forces outside it's borders.

but if you can't go to a place by yourself, and cannot get out there by yourslef, and cannot maintain to stay there by yourself - maybe it is a stupid idea then to even wish to go there at all. At least it is in my view.

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