Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The Russians Did Better ... So Why Did They Lose?

US Now in Afghanistan Longer Than Soviets

By PATRICK COCKBURN
CounterPunch

Kabul.

".......Some US officials wonder if they might not learn something from Soviet failures and successes. One tells of how a visiting delegation from Central Asia, which included a former Soviet general, visited a US base in east Afghanistan. Enthusiastic American officers explained the different ways they were trying to fight the insurgents and win the loyalty of the people. Eventually the general cut them off and said wearily: “We tried all that when we were here and it didn’t work then, so why should it work now.” "

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