Absolutely correct. 20 years of fighting Afghanis got the USSR nothing but trouble. We have done exactly the same. Afghanistan is a series of tribes with no concept of nation. They were able to bamboozle us because of our own hubris. They were not and are not stupid even if the live in the 12th century. We, on the other hand, are smart people who act pretty stupidly and it shows.
Absolutely correct. 20 years of fighting Afghanis got the USSR nothing but trouble. We have done exactly the same. Afghanistan is a series of tribes with no concept of nation. They were able to bamboozle us because of our own hubris. They were not and are not stupid even if the live in the 12th century. We, on the other hand, are smart people who act pretty stupidly and it shows.
Absolutely correct. 20 years of fighting Afghanis got the USSR nothing but trouble. We have done exactly the same. Afghanistan is a series of tribes with no concept of nation. They were able to bamboozle us because of our own hubris. They were not and are not stupid even if the live in the 12th century. We, on the other hand, are smart people who act pretty stupidly and it shows.