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2. The Taliban "won" because we won every battle but could not win the occupation.
Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)
Thu Sep 2, 2021, 08:20 AM
Sep 2021

We "lost" that war when Donald Rumsfeld let bin Laden walk away @ Tora Bora in late 2001 & early 2002.

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The Taliban won because of their unblinking fervor... [View all] Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 OP
Determination based on principle and values. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #1
I have principles...but my most important one is this 'Thou shalt vote Demsrule86 Sep 2021 #6
The Taliban "won" because we won every battle but could not win the occupation. Botany Sep 2021 #2
No. It's true that they could not defeat U.S. troops in combat. Defeating the U.S. wasn't their goal Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #3
If we had killed bin Laden @ Tora Bora after we had removed the Taliban from power .... Botany Sep 2021 #7
That's part of it but let's not neglect the corruption that was the Afghan abqtommy Sep 2021 #4
Yes, corruption undermined resistance to the Taliban, but it still misses the point Tom Rinaldo Sep 2021 #5
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