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Thread: Mattis makes surprise visit to Kabul for talks on Taliban peace process

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    Wasn't our prime initial concern ALQ?
    We had two missions: eliminate al Aqaeda in Afghanistan and punish the Taliban for harboring them. We archived both of those long ago. The fetish with bringing democracy to Afghanistan was our downfall.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    At some point in time, the Taliban is going to be part of the government. No other tribe has stronger support from the people.
    Given your guesses pass muster some 6% of the time...….well......there ya go.

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