Have Americans lost in Afghanistan?

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Re: Have Americans lost in Afghanistan?

@CENTCOM

This war is not about winning or losing – it is about freeing a region that became the breeding grounds for all sorts of terror organizations who were exporting their hatred and terror to all parts of the world. **Would you not agree that Afghanistan was one of the most oppressed nations in the world just a decade ago?**Today that has changed because of the efforts of more than sixty countries who are involved in this war on terror. Afghans are free to choose their own destination. Boys and girls have the equal opportunity to learn and seek education. People are not afraid to come out of their home to go the markets to make an honest living. Roads have been built. New school, college, and office buildings have been built. There is an infrastructure in place for future generations to build on. Comparing today’s Afghanistan to the Soviet-occupied one is totally wrong. Soviets left Afghanistan in ruins, while today most Afghanistan is re-built and looking forward to a better tomorrow.

This has not been an easy war by any stretch of imagination, but successes are evident in every section of Afghan society. A strong and vibrant security force has started to take over from ISAF all security duties for their country. There is a pride in what they are doing for their country. The future of Afghanistan is bright and so is the interconnected future of other countries of the region. They will also prosper from a peaceful and stable Afghanistan…. Is that not victory for all who seek peace?

Maj David Nevers
DET-United States Central Command
www.centcom.mil/ur

Peace CENTCOM

I read the text that I have highlighted in red with much awe and respect. It seems that the region in question ‘were’ exporting terror, i.e past tense … which means you have achieved your goal, so kindly leave Afghanistan … Or is there unfinished business?

Then your very next statement in orange is totally out of context with the one in red. If your concern was about a nation exporting terror, then how does that in any way link to Afghanistan being oppressed? We’re not dummies here.

Then compare the two parts in green, first you say it’s not about winning … (that’s like what the teacher used to tell us in prep school … It’s not about winning, but about having fun), sadly I think US forces et al have been having far too much fun killing families in the name of collateral damage. Anyway I digress … Compare your two statements in green … So is it about victory or not?

I really want to respect you CENTCOM but it won’t happen until you start being peaceful in your approach … not merely in your desired end plans … and secondly take a course in logic … Too many fallacies in one post … I give you a big X on your logic paper …