Afghanistan’s political/tribal divisions, Taliban resilience, Pakistan sanctuary: hard to avoid conclusion US policy not working. Question re-emerges: what is Afghanistan good enough? What are minimal, achievable aims rather than ambitious, unreal aims?https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/world/asia/afghanistan-kabul-attack.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share …
It's not really an occupying force. Far too small, and not running basic security. But you're accurately describing the training + counterterrorism assistance mission as indefinite. It probably won't show clear, irreversible gains. The argument for it is the alternative's worse
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It's more than assistance. Just like in South Korea, if there is a military threat from a foreign/internal force, the US will be called upon to defend the territory. Again, the question is how long will the US remain in the country, what will that presence look like?
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