NahnCee said:

“I thought common drive-by moonbats *were* progressive Marxists.”

Actually, I think they’re confused..

NahnCee also said:

“I’m reading a common agreement here that Afghanistan is lost, and it seems to be a consensus that it’s lost because it’s simply not important enough to fight over. That our blood, sweat and tears can be put to better use, like in Pakistan or – now – in facing down Russia.”

This thread is almost expired, so I’ll keep it short. My reading is that Afghanistan will eventually become a no-man’s land that can not be fully occupied by either a friendly power or the enemy. IMHO, our future role in Afghanistan will be continued destruction of high value targets with Predator UAVs, introduction of Special Ops teams and occasional carpet bombings when the bad guys make the mistake of concentrating themselves. The situation will remain static until either the Indians get involved or the conflict goes nuclear.