Wednesday, March 25, 2009

At last we get it - this war is Vietnam for slow learners

Eight years of fighting has made no difference to the balance of power in Afghanistan. Only one word makes sense: exit

Simon Jenkins
The Guardian, Wednesday 25 March 2009

"......As with the Russians so with the west: this poor, intensely private country will one day see off another invader who sought to reorganise its history with guns, bombs and money. It has not worked. It was never going to work. Oh so painfully, we are now beginning to understand."

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