Is Afghanistan a worth battle?

**FSM with Cheddar** · 18 February 2009, 08:14

It's a pointless war that will not achieve anything.

It would be far better to invest in the country by using the poppy fields for producing medical grade drugs. That way, we get cheep legal drugs, and the illegal heroin trade is eliminated.

Without the heroin trade the Taliban will be nothing, and the improved income in the area will help drive growth and prosperity.

**ace00** · 18 February 2009, 08:16

Originally posted by FSM with Cheddar View Post

It's a pointless war that will not achieve anything.

It would be far better to invest in the country by using the poppy fields for producing medical grade drugs. That way, we get cheep legal drugs, and the illegal heroin trade is eliminated.

Without the heroin trade the Taliban will be nothing, and the improved income in the area will help drive growth and prosperity.

WHS.

Learn from history.

**Liability** · 18 February 2009, 08:24

It's a strategic battle - with control of Opium and allowing Western forces for a well placed Base[s].

You dont really think we give a monkeys about stone-throwing-dated-russian-missile-launching Taliban do you

**NetwkSupport** · 18 February 2009, 08:26

No one has ever defeated the Afghans.

They cant be defeated in a western sytle war, these people are of a different mind set to us, 1000 afghan soldiers killed are just replaced by another 1000 converts.......and so on.......

**zeitghost** · 18 February 2009, 08:28

Have they got oil?

Otherwise, this is the 4th Afghan war we've been in.

Remind me again who didn't win the last 3?

**zeitghost** · 18 February 2009, 08:29

Originally posted by NetwkSupport View Post

No one has ever defeated the Afghans.

They cant be defeated in a western sytle war, these people are of a different mind set to us, 1000 afghan soldiers killed are just replaced by another 1000 converts.......and so on.......

Indeed.

Turning the tulipehole to glass is about the only way to win... and even then they'd come creeping out of their caves.

**NetwkSupport** · 18 February 2009, 08:36

The soviets even gave up trying to beat them because they just kept on coming.

Anyone who's listened to the soldiers views on the war (on Ross Kemps documentary) will realise these people just keep on coming.

Im not saying i agree with their policies, etc. but who are we to invade another country anyway?

**Board Game Geek** · 18 February 2009, 08:37

is it a worthy battle?

Well, considering that it is one of the few remaining engagements that keeps one of our few remaining industries going (Arms Manufacture), it may have a future.

When it ends, the only thing the UK will have left to make is babies.

And we do seem to be rather good at that, at least.

**expat** · 18 February 2009, 08:40

Originally posted by ratewhore View Post

BBC News have your say pose an interesting question on the death of another soldier in afghanistan; is it a worthy battle?

What do the esteemed members of this board think?

None of the American wars is worth being in, because none of them is intended to achieve either an end that we would find morally worthwhile, nor even any profit to us or indeed anyone but the US.

This is the Project for a New American Century, nothing more.

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Is Afghanistan a worth battle?