U.S. 'not winning' in Afghanistan, Mattis tells Congress

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Breh can you imagine landing in Afghanistan as an 18 year old who wasn't even alive when the first serviceman landed there?

 

[Family Man]

Without air superiority what would the US military be?

It's a little different when you have to put boots on the ground instead of using a joy stick to drop bombs from 1500 miles away.

 

[88m3]

Breh can you imagine landing in Afghanistan as an 18 year old who wasn't even alive when the first serviceman landed there?

 

[88m3]

Without air superiority what would the US military be?

It's a little different when you have to put boots on the ground instead of using a joy stick to drop bombs from 1500 miles away.

Without air superiority what would any military be?


We've done well in our ground campaigns.

 

[NvrCMyNut]

what does the US want to do exactly?
Americanise it?

pretty much, as laughable as it is now that was how it was sold to us via 'exporting democracy'

 

[EndDomination]

what does the US want to do exactly?
Americanise it?

Yes.
A strong-central government with complete control over the country allows US influence to be much more powerful.
We can prop up a nice right-wing leader and have a second powerful ally in the region.

 

[EndDomination]

Without air superiority what would any military be?


We've done well in our ground campaigns.

Traditional ground campaigns.
We've been getting fukked up in guerrilla campaigns since the 50s

 

[David_TheMan]

FAct is US hasn't been able to accomplish political objectives for the last 60+ years via invasion starting with Korea and coming to the present.

 

[FaTaL]

What is "winning" in Afghanistan at this point?

There is no winning in a area with that terrain with soldiers who can't be bribed with money

 

[FaTaL]

Our country doesn't even have the troop levels to control a country that large so it doesn't matter.

The generals know that.

Sure you can if you ramp it up to a mil

 

[FaTaL]

Without air superiority what would the US military be?

It's a little different when you have to put boots on the ground instead of using a joy stick to drop bombs from 1500 miles away.

Well in Afghanistan air superiority isn't as much of a advantage, that's why it's so difficult to control

 

[88m3]

Sure you can if you ramp it up to a mil

I was thinking that but I think we only have around 500k-800k in ground forces

 

[FaTaL]

I was thinking that but I think we only have around 500k-800k in ground forces

With drumph anything is possible

 

[mbewane]

Lol no shyt. Anyone with some sense knew back in 2001 you can't "win" in Afghanistan

But it keeps money flowing to the military complex

State subsidies

 

[newworldafro]

Its more than the poppy fields...

Yeah exactly....that's what I meant by "Prevent China from having access to the rare earth minerals through OBOR (One Belt, One Road = Silk Road)"...... it's definitely a resources game...