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The Russians tried that too. It didn't work. The warlords won. The Russians supported a massive national army that lost battle after battle. Then they sent in the Russian army and they couldn't get it done either.

The warlords are the power among the Afghan people. They always have been. You don't want to be insensitive to the Afghan culture do you ? :) I'm sure Bush doesn't. Many of the same ones that supported and still support AlQ are still in power and not going anywhere anytime soon.

We pay them fortunes to not start trouble for now. That wont last.

The Afghan national has no power outside of Kabul and virtually no support from the people. Their loyalty goes to their ethic leadership not any national government.

If we really are going to nation build ( which is doubtful ) it's going to be a very long and bloody road.

I think that the admin is just looking as far as the next election. They'll pay the warlords to play nice for now , including the supporters of ALQ.

Yeah, the Russians did what YOU were recommending that WE should have done upthread!!!

Enough for me. You can have the thread to yourself to carp, recriminate and play arm-chair general to your heart's content.