"I Like The Fight Here Better." -- Nukes And Spooks
After four weeks of talking to soldiers and Marines stationed throughout Afghanistan, I discovered a secret: U.S. troops who have fought in Iraq before arriving in Afghanistan often say they like fighting here better.
Time and time again, they would tell me this – in the battlefield, at the chow hall, even in their offices. They always offered their views without me asking the question, usually in a hushed tone. “Can I just say I like the fight here better.” or “These guys fight. This place is better.” Their reasons usually fell along one of two paths: 1. The Afghan security forces are more apt to fight the rogue forces moving into their country, or 2, The Taliban play fairer than the Iraqi insurgency. Let me explain.
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My Comment: At the beginning of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the same sentiments were being said by Soviet soldiers. A few years later .... the whole situation was radically different. The blogger from Nukes and Spooks says it bluntly .... lets see what U.S. soldiers will be saying a few years later.
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