Michael, given that, as you note:
>war is completely
>unpredictable.
To me it does not follow that, as you also say:
>... I see
>no peaceful way to solve the problem of present day Afghanistan. It will
>be solved by war by us, or by our proxies, either now, or in the future,
>or it will not be solved at all.
This seems the making-a-desert-and-calling-it-peace option. The only positive thing I can say is that, since Afghanistan is pretty much a desert already, maybe that will speed the conclusion of the military horrors that seem to lie ahead.
Carl
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