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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Show of force
	Date:	2/3/2010 5:46:55 PM

Part of the problem the Russian had was that they thought by isolating villages in Afghanistan that they would bend the will of the people. But that isn't so. They are a tribal group, nomads really, and isolating them doesn't do a thing.

One of our great cultural problems when it comes to war is our inability to accept collateral damage as a cost of doing business. Americans put great value in preserving human life, particularly those not engaged in combat. We could clean up the Taliban real quick if we didn't mind killing innocents too.

I sincerely hope we don't get it in our mind to do nation building. Obama said he has no interest in nation building in Afghanistan or Iraq. I hope no one changes his mind.

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What a way to fight a war! - h_hob - 2/3/2010 12:10:17 PM

What a way to fight a war! - Summer Lover - 2/3/2010 2:07:55 PM

What a way to fight a war! - Yankee06 - 2/3/2010 2:54:21 PM

What a way to fight a war! - Talullahhound - 2/3/2010 3:20:50 PM

What a way to fight a war! - lotowner - 2/3/2010 3:29:31 PM

Show of force - Summer Lover - 2/3/2010 5:23:05 PM

Show of force - Talullahhound - 2/3/2010 5:46:55 PM

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