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The decision to send troops was made after a long deliberation and repeated requests from the leadership of the PDPA,
Afghanistan did not fit into the mental maps and ideological constructs of the Soviet leaders. Their analysis of internal social processes in Afghanistan was done through the conceptual lens of Marxist-Leninist doctrine, which blinded the leadership to the realities of traditional tribal society. Believing that there was no single country in the world, which was not ripe for socialism, party ideologues like Mikhail Suslov and Boris Ponomarev saw Afghanistan as a “second Mongolia.” Such conceptualization of the situation led to the attempts to impose alien social and economic practices on Afghan society, such as the forced land reform.
The Soviet troops had absolutely no anti-guerrilla training. While the formal mission of the troops was to protect the civilians from the anti-government forces, in reality, Soviet soldiers often found themselves fighting against the civilians they intended to protect, which sometimes led to indiscriminate killing of local people. Operations to pursue and capture rebel formations were often unsuccessful and had to be repeated several times in the same area because the rebels retreated to the mountains and returned to their home villages as soon as the Soviet forces returned to their garrisons. Soviet traditional weaponry and military equipment, especially armored cars and tanks were extremely vulnerable on Afghani terrain.
Originally posted by galdur
Geraldo Interviews Marine who admits Opium fields guarded by U.S. troops in Afghanistan
current.com...
Originally posted by superluminal11
Fox News and USATODAY said it was 77 wounded earlier on their websites Cant imagine they would say 77 as in flight 77.
911 Magi-matics and Sorcery. Its almost like the secret societies that are running these illusions are retarded and short circuiting as we move closer to 2012.
Originally posted by NeverForget
reply to post by MasterGemini
LOL at numbers, because it would sense to link it to the 7/7 attacks. I can see how leaving a breadcrumb of spooky co-incidental numbers would help cover up their secrets..... Derp.
I do believe 7/7 was questionable though, I don't believe it was Muslims, Peter Power, i still can't believe how he got away with it, without any questions asked.
Originally posted by Xcathdra
reply to post by MrWendal
Kind of hard to argue the intent behind it when the Taliban claim responsbility for the attack.
It was a suicie bomber and the base was intentionally targeted. Why does it matter what its referred to as?
I prefer the term homocide bomber, they use suicide bomber.... who cares..edit on 11-9-2011 by Xcathdra because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by starviego
The Founding Fathers would take a dim view of this foreign entanglement. Oh if only this nation could remember what they knew! But hey, what are they compared to the Pentagon's pogues of today?
"Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes. And armies, and debts, and taxes are the known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. In war, too, the discretionary power of the Executive is extended. Its influence in dealing out offices, honors, and emoluments is multiplied; and all the means of seducing the minds, are added to those of subduing the force of the people. The same malignant aspect in republicanism may be traced in the inequality of fortunes, and the opportunities of fraud, growing out of a state of war, and in the degeneracy of manners and morals, engendered by both. No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."
-- James Madison, April 20, 1795
/edit on 11-9-2011 by starviego because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by Paulioetc15
Thanks for your response.
I found some declassified stuff just now on that.
www.gwu.edu...
The decision to send troops was made after a long deliberation and repeated requests from the leadership of the PDPA,
Afghanistan did not fit into the mental maps and ideological constructs of the Soviet leaders. Their analysis of internal social processes in Afghanistan was done through the conceptual lens of Marxist-Leninist doctrine, which blinded the leadership to the realities of traditional tribal society. Believing that there was no single country in the world, which was not ripe for socialism, party ideologues like Mikhail Suslov and Boris Ponomarev saw Afghanistan as a “second Mongolia.” Such conceptualization of the situation led to the attempts to impose alien social and economic practices on Afghan society, such as the forced land reform.
The Soviet troops had absolutely no anti-guerrilla training. While the formal mission of the troops was to protect the civilians from the anti-government forces, in reality, Soviet soldiers often found themselves fighting against the civilians they intended to protect, which sometimes led to indiscriminate killing of local people. Operations to pursue and capture rebel formations were often unsuccessful and had to be repeated several times in the same area because the rebels retreated to the mountains and returned to their home villages as soon as the Soviet forces returned to their garrisons. Soviet traditional weaponry and military equipment, especially armored cars and tanks were extremely vulnerable on Afghani terrain.