U.S. was supposed to leave Afghanistan by 2017. Now it might take decades.

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Top U.S. military commanders, who only a few months ago were planning to pull the last American troops out of Afghanistan by year’s end, are now quietly talking about an American commitment that could keep thousands of troops in the country for decades.

The shift in mind-set, made possible by President Obama’s decision last fall to cancel withdrawal plans, reflects the Afghan government’s vulnerability to continued militant assault and concern that terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda continue to build training camps whose effect could be felt far beyond the region, said senior military officials.









https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-take-decades/

Thanks, Repugs, $100Bs wasted, no benefit to USA, 1000 of US dead

[Wild Cobra]

U.S. was supposed to leave Afghanistan by 2017. Now it might take decades.

It absolutely will as long as we have a democrat as CiC.

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It absolutely will as long as we have a democrat as CiC.

Repugs botched Iraq, trashed Obama when implemented the Repug withdrawal from.

What evidence do you have that "Repugs strong on national security" will EVER restrain the corrupt MIC budget or US imperial wars.

[TheSanityAnnex]

Thanks Osama!

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Until the madrassas and other clerical schools are eliminated, this will continue. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia won't do that directly. They teach to kill and eliminate competing schools of thoughts.

It is what it is.

[angrydude]

Repugs botched Iraq, trashed Obama when implemented the Repug withdrawal from.

What evidence do you have that "Repugs strong on national security" will EVER restrain the corrupt MIC budget or US imperial wars.

none. But we also have evidence democrats won't either.

[Wild Cobra]

Repugs botched Iraq, trashed Obama when implemented the Repug withdrawal from.

What evidence do you have that "Repugs strong on national security" will EVER restrain the corrupt MIC budget or US imperial wars.

Since WWII, wars are pretty well defined for the most part. We didn't get out out of the Korean War until Eisenhower took office. We didn't get out of Viet Nam until Nixon was in office. We won't get out of Afghanistan until a republican is resident again.

For whatever reason, democrats like to remain in war. The only reason Obama was president when we left Iraq, is because the SOFA was already signed by a republican. If not, I'll bet we would still be there today.

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"We didn't get out of Viet Nam until Nixon was in office."

holy ! NIXON/Repugs extended the VN war by several years and 10Ks US dead by subverting VN peace talks in '68 to deny the Dems/Humphrey the WH.

Repugs criminally invaded Iraq.

Repugs TRASHED Obama for implementing Repugs' Iraq withdrawal agreement. SOFA was signed because the Iraqis refused to give US military and mercenaries immunity from prosecution for their war crimes.

US military hasn't done since 1945.

iow, Repugs LOST VN, Iraq, Afghanistan.

[Winehole23]

Since WWII, wars are pretty well defined for the most part. We didn't get out out of the Korean War until Eisenhower took office. We didn't get out of Viet Nam until Nixon was in office. We won't get out of Afghanistan until a republican is resident again.

For whatever reason, democrats like to remain in war. The only reason Obama was president when we left Iraq, is because the SOFA was already signed by a republican. If not, I'll bet we would still be there today.

Dems feel like they have to flex nuts, but we can count on Republicans to cut and run.