Should we get out of Afghanistan?

[ms]

About 1300 years ago the Roman Empire set about straightening out the "known world" and conquering it, and occupying it, and "trying to change it" into Rome, or at least a reasonable facsimile. Result? They spread themselves TOO THIN, and their wealth caused a moral decay similar to OURS! Sex, drugs, sports, sexual PERVERSION, and A VERY HEALTHY DOSE OF SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS.
What they found in the end, was that everyone in the world did not want, to be a Roman, they had spread themselves so thin, that they could no longer protect THEMSELVES, and their government was strune with INTERNAL CORRUPTION, AND DECADENCE, to the point that it was irrecoverable.
Forget history, and you are condemned to repeat it.

Some say it was Solomon that said it, but it is doubtful that he did, but we know that God inspired whomever said it, and it is the truth.

Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 verse 9, The THING THAT HATH BEEN, it IS THAT WHICH SHALL BE; and THAT WHICH IS DONE is THAT WHICH SHALL BE DONE: AND THERE IS NO NEW THING UNDER THE SUN.

And our government for a long time: Romans Chapter 1 verse 22. PROFESSING THEMSELVES TO BE WISE, THEY BECAME FOOLS, Verse 23. AND CHANGED THE GLORY OF THE UNCORRUPTIBLE GOD INTO AN "IMAGE MADE LIKE TO CORRUPTIBLE MAN" and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

And that gentlemen, in case you missed my point is my point.

Don't forget in Roman they had led in the water. Making them go crazy .

[Oldshooter]

Prolly had a little "lead" in the water also! 

[Dee]

Well, WE have fluoride, benzene, chlorine, mercury, AND LEAD, and a half dozen others in OUR water. Hmmmmm
The fact is, whether any of us like it or not, or agree with it or not, our government has not the will to win, and hasn't had since WWII. They like POLICE ACTIONS, and NATION BUILDING as their HOBBIES. And the lowly American SUBJECT pays the dues.
They will drag these two wars out, and more of our men and women will die, for a cause the government cannot agree on, is not dedicated to,  and damned be the opinion of the people, and when the American people FINALLY GET ENOUGH DEATH AND CARNAGE,  the government will BAIL JUST LIKE THEY DID IN VIETNAM, and the people will once again relieved that it is finally over. AGAIN!

Merle Haggard a few years ago wrote a song called "That's the News", and one of the most offensive lines in it was directed, directly at Washington. That line was: Politicians do all the talkin and THE SOLDIER PAYS THE DUES. Truer words never spoken.

[Questor]

Drop what on who? What enemy is there?

[beerbelly]

We are not going to nuke anyone , we know it and they know it. I would be all for it, but it's not going to happen!
                          Beerbelly

[Dee]

Well beerbelly, we agree on something.