Afghanistan To Get 'Decades Of Additional Assistance'!
Sir Simon insisted that NATO would have to learn the mistake from the failed Soviet occupation — apparently not the “don’t occupy Afghanistan” mistake. Instead, he sees the mistake coming three years after the Soviet troops left, when they withdrew funding from the Najibullah regime. From Here.
This is a "pipe" dream.
ReplyDeleteThe West does not have the money nor will they be capable of borrowing more money from China to further occupy.
The pentagon will be moving to naval and air commands.
Not ground troops.
There will still be bases, but most will be for air support, and out posts near the poppy fields.:-)