The South of Afghanistan - a Sand Trap?


	The South of Afghanistan - a Sand Trap?

nedhamson1

7-14-2009 9:22 AM

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nedhamson1 says:

If Alexander the Great learned after winning a battle in Afghanistan that the only winning strategy there was to leave, why can't we?

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