Quote Originally Posted by Ronin13 View Post
You have to remember, the only reason the tide turned for the Afghans during the Soviet occupation was because we started giving them munitions, money and training... If the USSR had really comitted and we didn't lend a hand they'd all be part of the Russian Republic of Afghanistan.
As much as this point is reiterated I think people are still forgetting a couple big factors. States in the gulf (Saudi Arabia as the head piece) were matching us dollar for dollar. Guess who is still pumping money into the warlords pockets, and the madrassas across the border. We also have less troops in country than the USSR did. Oh and no natural border to use as a supply route and defensive backstop. We can't keep playing nice with countries like SA and Pakistan if they want to play both sides, allies my ass.