Quote Originally Posted by jcb View Post
As long as we're talking about learning from history - here's a short list of failed Afghanistan occupations:

Persian Empire (6th and 5th century BC)
Macedonian Empire (4th century BC)
Huns (5th century AD)
Muslim Arabs (7th century AD)
Islamic Turks (10th century AD)
Mongolian Empire (13th century AD)
British and Russian Empires (19th and 20th century AD)
USSR (1980s)
And we're next on the list.
Of course..........

BUT the world has changed, I don't want to "occupy" their land so to speak...but I DO want to ensure their evil minded hatred for the west doesn't spread TO the west.

WHAT is your solution?

Later,

Geo