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When will leaders see Afghanistan is a lost cause? |
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Written by Doug Petherbridge
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Wednesday, February 18 2009, 12:18 PM |
“Twenty years after Red Army troops pulled out of Afghanistan, the last general to command them says the Soviets’ devastating experience is a dismal omen for U.S. plans to build up troops there.” (Herald, Feb. 14)
Gen. Gomov might have added the then-mighty British Empire had the same lack of success in the late 19th century.
When will Western leaders, including Prime Minister Harper, learn from the historical record that the mission in Afghanistan is a lost cause and stop wasting lives and resources?
Instead, they might use the resources to assist the people in building a society free of poverty, hunger and dependence on poppy culture.
Then the Afghans could sort out their own political system.
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