With 'no military solution' in sight, U.S. forced to talk peace with Taliban despite ongoing attacks

The Washington Times ^ | 08 Feb 2020 | Ben Wolfgang

[Capt. Tom]

Or maybe he is ready to simply let the Talibs have it, and let the chips fall where they may.

Taliban means students. Students of the Koran from the Madrassas they attended.

After the Taliban drive us Infidels out, they will go to war with the Muslim heretics who supported us Infidels, and die trying to take over the country entirely for Allah. -Tom

[shanover]

What a f-ing typical waste. This country never learns. Go to your regional VA and look at those soldiers and think “peace talks”. America had the upper hand after 9/11 then we went “religion of peace” BS and eventually went to go fight another “war” essentially inexplicably opening another front sucking vast resources and losing political credit.

[Truthoverpower]

My company is run by Afganis and they say there’s this new young buck that’s taking over

he’s from the northern alliance they said the Talban is totally evil and this guy is taking on the corrupt government and everything

there’s videos of them out there but he’s giving women’s rights and everything else

It’s pretty swift and harsh justice but everybody’s armed and they’re daring the Taliban are any of these other idiots to come in here and try to cause trouble

[Lurker]

“What military solution does anyone have in mind? Other than extermination?”

Salt the poppy fields. All of them.

Let them starve to death.

L

[HIDEK6]

Ever since “limited war” has been included in US strategy, we have never won a war.

Probably the same guy who espoused “common core” and “See-Say” came up with that idea.

[VTenigma]

I have a military solution. Roll ‘em up and bring it home.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Works for me.

Let the Mooslims wipe each other out.

[monkeyshine]

I wasn’t around at the time, but from what little I’ve read sounds a lot like the Vietnam conundrum. The VC knew we wanted to leave. It was Nixon’s stated policy more or less. But it left Nixon no choice but to increase attacks as they negotiated in Paris.

[Rebelbase]

There is a military solution. We just don’t have the guts to carry it out.

[gandalftb]

“Salt the poppy fields.”
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Good point, good tactic.
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Don’t worry about them starving, plenty of NGOs for that.

[Lurker]

“There is a military solution. We just don’t have the guts to carry it out.”

Yep. And that’s why we are losing.

L

[Night Hides Not]

“There is a military solution. We just don’t have the guts to carry it out.”

Our military solution was doomed to fail when the Rules of Engagement tied our hands behind our backs.