08-06-2008, 03:17 AM
RE Abramowitz article (76)
True that there are many parallels between the Red occupation of Afghanistan and the US/NATO one. But the one thing that they do not have in common dwarfs all the things that they did have in common:
The Reds could withdraw without risking massive future attacks as a result (the disintegration of the communist empire was a very significant piece of fallout, but it cannot be called a massive attack).
If the US withdraws, I think there will be massive attacks on US soil within 5 years.
True that there are many parallels between the Red occupation of Afghanistan and the US/NATO one. But the one thing that they do not have in common dwarfs all the things that they did have in common:
The Reds could withdraw without risking massive future attacks as a result (the disintegration of the communist empire was a very significant piece of fallout, but it cannot be called a massive attack).
If the US withdraws, I think there will be massive attacks on US soil within 5 years.