Afghanistan...how would you fix it?

[Timbonez]

"... It's the only way to be sure." The only problem is Ripley had to fight those bastards 2 more times after the nuke.

[GovernmentMan]

Hmm. On the other hand, the 4th time around, it was because they regrew the damned things from her own DNA. Homegrown terrorism analogy?

[Timbonez]

Yeah, guess I overlooked that detail.

[OverTQ]

The problem with Afghanistan is Pakistan.

[Login Name]

Perhaps the time has come to reinstitute an old custom.

Grant them Prima Nocta. First night.

There are a lot of instances where this can be useful!

[Sim]

There is a lot of interesting discussion being brought up about how to fix Afghanistan so I thought I'd start it's own thread.

So I ask you this...you're in charge either as POTUS, SECSTATE, ISAF/CC....basically somebody who can set the strategy for Afghanistan. What do you do to fix it? Do you keep the counter-insurgency strategy? Do you go for another military surge? Reconcile with the Taliban but finance them rather than having AQ finance them? Pull out?

Three cups of tea. For everyone.

With polonium.

[LockheedFix]

The problem with Afghanistan ....is that it's full of Afghans!

Best use of a movie quote to accurately illustrate a point in an online discussion goes too...HOSS.

[amcflyboy]

Seriously, there's no fixing Afghanistan. Over the centuries it's been the country where superpowers go to play war until they get bored, and then quit. Nobody wins or loses (though the Soviets had a good go at losing), they just get bored (or broke) and quit. I'm afraid we will eventually do the same. We've been there for almost ten years, with very little tangible gains over the past eight, and no meaningful gains on the horizon either.

Exactly...you can't fix stupid...er, uh, ignorance