U.S. SpecOps troops ambushed in Niger

[SteveS]

Otto von Bismarck said that the Balkans "were not worth the bones of one Pomeranian grenadier".

Pray tell what in Niger is worth 3 SFs KIA and 2 WIA?!

Why was Korea, Vietnam, the middle east. Africa as well as Afghanistan worth one of our brave and great peoples life.

[Wake27]

Why was Korea, Vietnam, the middle east. Africa as well as Afghanistan worth one of our brave and great peoples life.

Well we were attacked by terrorists harbored in Afghanistan. To not go kill them would have been some weak ass shit.


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[WickedWillis]

Well we were attacked by terrorists harbored in Afghanistan. To not go kill them would have been some weak ass shit.


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Or if you subscribe to it, Afghanistan for opiates, Iraq for oil. Both of which were needed for our consumption and economy as a Country.

[ABNAK]

Or if you subscribe to it, Afghanistan for opiates, Iraq for oil. Both of which were needed for our consumption and economy as a Country.

Well, I'm gonna go with what Wake27 said...... "Well we were attacked by terrorists harbored in Afghanistan. To not go kill them would have been some weak ass shit." Conspiracy theories might exist for a reason, but I'm 52 so I was a well-informed adult on 9-11 and the ensuing years.

We went into OEF for the right reasons: To remove Al Qaeda from their sanctuaries in Afghanistan and remove the Islamic fundamentalist government which facilitated that, the aim being to establish an "order" (government?) that would not allow that to occur in the future. Whether we pulled it off with long-term success and the decisions we made along the way may be up for debate, to me the reason why were went there will never be up for debate.

[Mr. Goodtimes]

We hardly need Afghanistan to support our opiate addiction. With ample fertile farm land here, we can grow enough to supply the entire world and then some.


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[seb5]

Or if you subscribe to it, Afghanistan for opiates, Iraq for oil. Both of which were needed for our consumption and economy as a Country.

How much oil do you think Iraq has exported in the last 18 years.............they had one (1) refinery after we invaded and it didn't even take care of their needs.