Newark Execution Murders

[kandrathe]

We're losing the war in Afghanistan. If you think it's just a matter of staying behind like in Korea, or Japan, you're sorely mistaken.

Canada will be pulling back from major combat operations (very much NOT policing or the 'afghan army', whatever the heck they're doing) in 2009. Good luck getting someone else to bite the bullet.

Violence is increasing, the Taliban is gaining ground. The cushier situation up north is merely a bubble, to be popped as soon as military power moves out of the south.

You already are in another Soviets-in-Afghanistan war. You just managed to convince your allies to fight it for you. But that's not going to last more than a couple more years.

-Jester

The Soviets lost or had to discharge 1/2 a million solders due to illness, and wounds. More than 50,000 were killed. The Afghans lost over a million people, with 1/3 of the country fleeing to their neighbors. The population of Kandahar during the Soviet bombings went from 200,000 people down to less than 25,000.

Comparatively the total coalition death toll thus far from late fall 2001 to July 5th of 2007 was 573. What are you talking about? You make these blanket claims, but from where I sit you just pull this stuff out of... thin air.