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Originally Posted by fatboy
Interesting. How do you figure that? Do you mean "failed" in the same way that the Soviet Union failed to subjugate Afghanistan?
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Precisely
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Or, are you just still pissed that we were able to do in three weeks what you guys couldn't do in ten years?
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Yeah, you're right. Even after ten years we managed to avoid such a spectacular failure you guys are enjoying after less than 2 years. And if you must draw parallels, at least do bother to read some history books. Hardly exciting pastime, I know, but it will make you appear less incompetent. First of all, you ever heard of storming of Amin's palace in Kabul? That occurred during the first (!) day of the Soviet incursion. The operation is now considered one of the greatest in the history of world's special forces. Secondly, during the first 3 years of the occupation, the Resistance's activity was barely noticeable. American troops had enjoyed calm and quiet in Iraq for how long, 5 months? During no period of the occupation was the Resistance able to capture a city, or even a town. Finally, you do know, i hope, that fighting against the Soviet Union was conducted mainly with massive military and financial assistance from the US, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The Iraqi resistance is on its own, no government officially assists them. And they still manage to operate very successfully. Imagine what would happen if Russia began supplying the Resistance with the latest weapons.