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Capt. JG Capt. JG is offline
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"Capt. JG" wrote:
Afganistan is a different war for a different and most would argue for
legitimate reason.


Not so much a "war" as chasing & killing bad guys.


.... If we had started and stopped there, we'd be in a lot
better place IMHO, but in any case, we have to try. I think the best
model
is to build up their infrastructure (as the Romans did) and that'll help
stablize the country.


It wasn't the Romans, it was Alexander and his successors.

DSK



Besides encouraging the marrying of foreigners, he mostly just fought a lot,
although he did build some road/shipyard/etc. I believe the Romans actually
built the infrastructure.

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