Recent questions tagged afghanistan

Description : Can you help enlighten me about terrorism threats to the US from Afghanistan?

Last Answer : War mongering hype/false news/ scare tactic. Makes it sound like a flotilla of C-5 aircraft loaded with jeeps and trucks ready to drop onto Missouri and parade into Kansas City Most of the articles ... ISIS and the Taliban don't necessarily get along well in the sandbox, to use a kindergarten image.

Description : Why USA hasn't been able to achieve complete victory in Afghanistan yet?

Last Answer : Russia invaded Afghanistan years ago and failed. Afghanistan is not organized well enough to be conquered properly. I think everything is spread out in that country in such a was as to have Trump calling it a s-hole ... die. I'm not an expert I just have cable news. I'm hoping that CNN is accurate.

Description : During the Soviet War in Afghanistan, why did the refugee surge into Iran not have a destabilizing effect like it did in Pakistan?

Last Answer : Simple answer. Iran is an authoritarian government, a theocracy that is run by a bunch of mullahs. As such, they could (and possibly did) quash any dissent by mobilizing the Revolutionary Guards. For ... government, that at least to a degree, believes in a democracy and open society of some sort.

Description : Was it a lucky coincidence or karma, the downing of a US helicopter?

Last Answer : It's just coincidence. I like the idea of karma, however I'm sure many soldiers have killed many people. For a single life to make an RPG go straight and true to it's intended target would mean ... killed in the same way as many others, weigh so much more when it came to getting your just desserts.

Description : Would the war hawks still be as supportive if the death rate was that of WWII?

Last Answer : I'm curious as to why you picked those battles with those numbers but my answer is yes, the hawks will still be supportive. That's only my opinion, unless the numbers reach or exceed the ... might be some shift in their positions but doubtful if that will be enough to end all engagements there.

Description : How will Afghanistan's newly discovered $trillion dollar mineral deposits effect its war and government?

Last Answer : The only thing I’m certain of here is that this is not a new discovery.

Description : Do you recall a time when you were thinking of two things at once, and you blurted out an interesting, but non-nonsensical sentence?

Last Answer : answer:Like Wow - nice boobs ! or were you thinking of another type of two things . I have on occasion responded out of time sequence - it annoys my wife. I can pretty well guess what some ... have said it. (Usually I wait until they have finished, but sometimes get distracted (by boobs?) ;)