Sunday, September 10, 2006
Opinion: The Way Out of Afghanistan Is to Get Out - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: "The Way Out of Afghanistan Is to Get Out
After the removal of the Taliban, American and ISAF troops were welcomed as liberators. But they have overstayed their welcome.
The initial American idea in Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11 was not to do what the Soviet army had done -- not to commit a large force, but to work with allied Afghan militias, a small contingent of Special Forces and massive use of airpower.
But once the military option was adopted, there proved to be no way but to follow the Soviet path."
After the removal of the Taliban, American and ISAF troops were welcomed as liberators. But they have overstayed their welcome.
The initial American idea in Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11 was not to do what the Soviet army had done -- not to commit a large force, but to work with allied Afghan militias, a small contingent of Special Forces and massive use of airpower.
But once the military option was adopted, there proved to be no way but to follow the Soviet path."
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