Russian commentator urges US co-operation
with Russia to stabilize Afghanistan
with Russia to stabilize Afghanistan
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Russian military analyst: US could "win"
because of China and Russia
-- but at tremendous economic cost
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One Russian military analyst, not the one featured above, tells us the Soviet strategy might today work for the United States -- but at tremendous economic cost.
The Soviet Union, he reminds us, was opposed by both the United States and China.
Today, he maintains, neither China nor Russia are opposing the United States.
The United States, unlike the Soviet Union in the 1980's, has the co-operation of Pakistan.
Still, he cautions, any effort to transform Afghanistan into a Central Asian Valhalla could take a decade and cost far beyond what any nation is likely to afford.
This broadcast was made in February 2009, when President Obama had just beefed up troop strength in Afghanistan.
because of China and Russia
-- but at tremendous economic cost
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How many times have "we" been warned about the dangers of repeating the mistakes the Soviet Union made in its diasastrous 1980's occupation of Afghanistan?
One Russian military analyst, not the one featured above, tells us the Soviet strategy might today work for the United States -- but at tremendous economic cost.
The Soviet Union, he reminds us, was opposed by both the United States and China.
Today, he maintains, neither China nor Russia are opposing the United States.
The United States, unlike the Soviet Union in the 1980's, has the co-operation of Pakistan.
Still, he cautions, any effort to transform Afghanistan into a Central Asian Valhalla could take a decade and cost far beyond what any nation is likely to afford.
This broadcast was made in February 2009, when President Obama had just beefed up troop strength in Afghanistan.
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