9/11 The Aftermath

Platapus · 09-15-20, 05:25 AM

The British learned not to get involved in AF
The Soviets/Russians learned not to get involved in AF
The US has learned not to get involved in AF

I wonder which will be the next nation who thinks that they will be different this time?

Skybird · 09-15-20, 07:47 AM

Just the hysterical romanticists - the Germans - still cry about lost chances and talk of not giving up things and would want to stay (if only they could by their own means, but fact is that they could not: when the US completely pulls out, the Germans and other Europeans will/must follow. So, I would say the Germans have still not learned the lesson.

vienna · 09-15-20, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

Nothing went wrong. When you think of Afghanistan, think militarization of national policy since WWII and Carter Doctrine.

Don't fool yourself, it doesn't matter who the president is or what political party he represents. We aren't leaving Iraq OR Afghanistan.

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Originally Posted by Platapus

The British learned not to get involved in AF
The Soviets/Russians learned not to get involved in AF
The US has learned not to get involved in AF

I wonder which will be the next nation who thinks that they will be different this time?

Someone once called AF 'the place where civilizations go to die'; a brief history of a long history:

Why Is Afghanistan the ‘Graveyard of Empires’? --

https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/why-...rd-of-empires/

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09-15-20, 05:25 AM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,384 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The British learned not to get involved in AF The Soviets/Russians learned not to get involved in AF The US has learned not to get involved in AF I wonder which will be the next nation who thinks that they will be different this time? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

09-15-20, 07:47 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,683 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Just the hysterical romanticists - the Germans - still cry about lost chances and talk of not giving up things and would want to stay (if only they could by their own means, but fact is that they could not: when the US completely pulls out, the Germans and other Europeans will/must follow. So, I would say the Germans have still not learned the lesson. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.