Can the Afghan war be won?

The question is if U.S does have an obligation to leave to Afghans a stabilized Afghanistan and make a necessary ground for a stabilization in South Asia. It is true that it is not possible to build an effective government in the country afflicted by corruption and inefficiency and on top of it fight Sunni-based religious extremists and drug trade. America can not rely even on the Pakistan because it's leaders need alliance with the Taliban because of the troubles with India. On top of everything U.S. became the local willian in this unending war. U.S. can only help in nation building and reconstruction of this poverty-stricken and anarchic state. We can not forget that Afghanistan is inhabited by not only religious extremists but by majority of friendly Afghans who just wish for a peace and prosperous life

Good point Alan, a war without a well devised strategy witll have trouble getting off the ground let alone determined as victory

We can't. The choice is not between either pulling out or "achieving victory" (whatever that is), but between either pulling out now and cutting our losses or getting trapped in the quagmire and having to pull out 250,000 troops later after having suffered enormous casualties. Victory is not possible; in fact, it hasn't even been defined.

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Possibly not cos it is my personal view that the Us and her friends that are wagging wars in Afganistan must stop the killing of Taliban. The Taliban are also citizen of Afganistan. And we should not forget that it is the Taliban that sent the Russian packing from Afganistan. Basically, has anyone look up for the meaning of the name Taliban? If ya hasn't I guess ya need to check it out first. Taliban can be change and educated to change their relgion mindset. The Taliban must the part of the new Afgan government. We just can't kill them all.

What is your definition of "Won?" Yes, tax the people who want to wage war.

My Dear Sweet Friends,

War is a lose lose situation. We force the Earth to drink the blood of hundreds of thousands of people thereby sickening and causing it to try self healing with tsunamis, earthquakes, and fires. Peoples and nation increase in hatred and war becometh self actuating.