They are coming home!

eddie · 10-26-14, 03:07 PM

Finally, the last British combat troops and US Marines are coming home from Afghanistan!! Its about stinking time too!

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...ase/ar-BBbgkxr

Oberon · 10-26-14, 03:17 PM

If I were them I wouldn't get too comfy, they'll either be back in Afghanistan or Iraq before 2020...

eddie · 10-26-14, 03:31 PM

We got to be happy they are they are getting out of there, they deserve to be home, away from that hole for a while!

fireftr18 · 10-26-14, 03:35 PM

Armistead · 10-26-14, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

If I were them I wouldn't get too comfy, they'll either be back in Afghanistan or Iraq before 2020...

Yea, I thought we worked it where US troops would be staying. Either way, someone will be going back...

Skybird · 10-26-14, 04:06 PM

Damned if you go in, damned if you stay out. Damned if you stay, damned if you leave.

Run, rabbit run.
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one.

Tango589 · 10-26-14, 04:06 PM

I'm glad our lads are coming home, but I've got an unpleasant feeling the place is going to erupt again when the Taliban fancy having another go.

Dread Knot · 10-26-14, 04:09 PM

Goodbye Kabul. Hope the embassy has a decent rooftop helicopter pad.

Oberon · 10-26-14, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by eddie

We got to be happy they are they are getting out of there, they deserve to be home, away from that hole for a while!

I am glad they're coming back, but this is our...what, third or fourth venture in the graveyard of empires, and with the current situation in Iraq, I'm not confident in our likelihood of avoiding another ground war in the Middle East.

Schroeder · 10-26-14, 05:02 PM

The problem I have with leaving that place is that it makes the sacrifices of all the soldiers there in vain. It will have been for nothing and that's what bugs me. It's like Iraq. The politicians will just call it "job done" and then everything our troops suffered for will go to hell in no time.
Not sure though whether staying longer would actually help to build up a proper nation.

em2nought · 10-26-14, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

If I were them I wouldn't get too comfy, they'll either be back in Afghanistan or Iraq before 2020...

Better yet Liberia! Somebody has to bring Ebola here to make everybody equal.

BrucePartington · 10-26-14, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

The problem I have with leaving that place is that it makes the sacrifices of all the soldiers there in vain. It will have been for nothing and that's what bugs me. It's like Iraq. The politicians will just call it "job done" and then everything our troops suffered for will go to hell in no time.
Not sure though whether staying longer would actually help to build up a proper nation.

I believe General George S. Patton said something along the lines of "Politicians always stop us short, leaving us with another war to fight."
Not that I condone war, mind you.

Oberon · 10-26-14, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

The problem I have with leaving that place is that it makes the sacrifices of all the soldiers there in vain. It will have been for nothing and that's what bugs me. It's like Iraq. The politicians will just call it "job done" and then everything our troops suffered for will go to hell in no time.
Not sure though whether staying longer would actually help to build up a proper nation.

Catch-22. Their departure is not going to do anything for local stability, but domestic, foreign and local opinion is strongly against the continuation of ground operations by western forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Damned if they do, Damned if they don't.

ikalugin · 10-27-14, 12:56 AM

I hope that you would leave a stable regime behind -ehem Iraq-.

That said Russia does have an MRD in Tajikistan to keep it stable just in case.

eddie · 10-27-14, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Yea, I thought we worked it where US troops would be staying. Either way, someone will be going back...

You're correct, nearly 10,000 US troops will still be there for another year yet, along with some Special Forces, who will work with the Afghan Army. If the new President of Afghanistan doesn't gut the Afghan Army like that piece of crap Maliki did with the Iraqi Army, maybe they will have a better chance of protecting themselves. One could only hope I guess.

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	They are coming home! Finally, the last British combat troops and US Marines are coming home from Afghanistan!! Its about stinking time too! http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/...ase/ar-BBbgkxr __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	We got to be happy they are they are getting out of there, they deserve to be home, away from that hole for a while! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	I'm glad our lads are coming home, but I've got an unpleasant feeling the place is going to erupt again when the Taliban fancy having another go. __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	If I were them I wouldn't get too comfy, they'll either be back in Afghanistan or Iraq before 2020...

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Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Goodbye Kabul. Hope the embassy has a decent rooftop helicopter pad.

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Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	The problem I have with leaving that place is that it makes the sacrifices of all the soldiers there in vain. It will have been for nothing and that's what bugs me. It's like Iraq. The politicians will just call it "job done" and then everything our troops suffered for will go to hell in no time. Not sure though whether staying longer would actually help to build up a proper nation. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

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ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I hope that you would leave a stable regime behind -ehem Iraq-. That said Russia does have an MRD in Tajikistan to keep it stable just in case.