Repeating History In Afghanistan

At the K-G Road in the Paktia Province, Afghanistan

Let Slip The Dogs Of War -- Sydney Morning Herald

Parallels with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan are prompting observers to question if the US is digging another foreign war grave for itself.

Before four MRAP vehicles, each costing a million dollars, engage treacherous country beyond the Satukandav Pass, their American troops close in for a tense briefing inside the military base at Gardez.

"All gunners, binos out," orders Sergeant John Floyd. "Glass the ridges before we enter the pass." Floyd leaves nothing to chance - he actually reminds them this is Taliban country. "They're still on the route," he warns. "Look for pressure plates and tripwires [that likely will trigger roadside bombs]."

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My comment: Our position in Afghanistan is not same as the Soviets .... they killed and wounded a million Afghans, and made over 6 million refugees. In addition their losses were over 10,000 dead ..... with many more wounded.

The troublesome thing about Afghanistan is that we can easily go down that direction, and while I doubt that the US and its NATO allies will apply the same tactics that the Soviets used .... the loss in having the will to fight and win can be duplicated. Once that happens, we will be out of that country ASAP.