Afghanistan now the longest war in US history

[danefan]

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And today "The Other War" has gained a fresh and dubious distinction: it is the longest war in our nation's history, surpassing the conflict in Vietnam. 103 months passed between passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the withdrawal of the last American combat forces from Vietnam. As of today, the Afghanistan war is 104 months old.

I'm sure this will turn political and that's why I put it in the Poli forum. But I'd just like to take a second to thank all of those that have served in Afghanistan. Its a largely forgotten war by most in the US. But its not only the longest war ever, its also been fought by all volunteers, including many that are on their 3rd and 4th tours in that hell of a place.

[kalm]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/afghan-w ... d=10849303

And today "The Other War" has gained a fresh and dubious distinction: it is the longest war in our nation's history, surpassing the conflict in Vietnam. 103 months passed between passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the withdrawal of the last American combat forces from Vietnam. As of today, the Afghanistan war is 104 months old.

I'm sure this will turn political and that's why I put it in the Poli forum. But I'd just like to take a second to thank all of those that have served in Afghanistan. Its a largely forgotten war by most in the US. But its not only the longest war ever, its also been fought by all volunteers, including many that are on their 3rd and 4th tours in that hell of a place.

[dgreco]

wasn't the Vietnam War from 1945-1975?

[danefan]

wasn't the Vietnam War from 1945-1975?

The article counts the official start of Vietnam to begin after the Tonkin Resolution in Augsut 1964.

[mainejeff]

BIG mistake to invade a country that doesn't have oil.

[AZGrizFan]

BIG mistake to invade a country that doesn't have oil.

I'm ready for it to be over.

[D1B]

BIG mistake to invade a country that doesn't have oil.

I'm ready for it to be over.

It would be over, but we attacked Iraq...remember dumbfuck? Idiot, violent conks never cease to amaze me with their stupidity.

[AZGrizFan]

I'm ready for it to be over.

It would be over, but we attacked Iraq...remember dumbfuck? Idiot, violent conks never cease to amaze me with their stupidity.

And I'm ready for it to be over.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

I'm ready for it to be over.

It would be over, but we attacked Iraq...remember dumbfuck? Idiot, violent conks never cease to amaze me with their stupidity.

It would be over but Obama is incompetent and has no experience with anything let alone military related issues. This war of his is a complete clusterfu*k.


I thought he was going to get the troops out of these wars so we looked like a country of cowards?

Another fail.

[danefan]

It would be over, but we attacked Iraq...remember dumbfuck? Idiot, violent conks never cease to amaze me with their stupidity.

It would be over but Obama is incompetent and has no experience with anything let alone military related issues. This war of his is a complete clusterfu*k.


I thought he was going to get the troops out of these wars so we looked like a country of cowards?

Another fail.

He never promised to pull the troops out. He's done exactly what he promised in Afghanistan.

[D1B]

It would be over, but we attacked Iraq...remember dumbfuck? Idiot, violent conks never cease to amaze me with their stupidity.

It would be over but Obama is incompetent and has no experience with anything let alone military related issues. This war of his is a complete clusterfu*k.


I thought he was going to get the troops out of these wars so we looked like a country of cowards?

Another fail.

Another dumbfuck conk. Make Z look like Isaac Newton.

[H.I. McDunough]

It would be over but Obama is incompetent and has no experience with anything let alone military related issues. This war of his is a complete clusterfu*k.


I thought he was going to get the troops out of these wars so we looked like a country of cowards?

Another fail.

Another **** conk. Make Z look like Isaac Newton.

Did Newton do anything other than let an apple hit his head?

[AZGrizFan]

It would be over but Obama is incompetent and has no experience with anything let alone military related issues. This war of his is a complete clusterfu*k.


I thought he was going to get the troops out of these wars so we looked like a country of cowards?

Another fail.

Another dumbfuck conk. Make Z look like Isaac Newton.

I'm the MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD, not the most intelligent.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

It would be over but Obama is incompetent and has no experience with anything let alone military related issues. This war of his is a complete clusterfu*k.


I thought he was going to get the troops out of these wars so we looked like a country of cowards?

Another fail.

He never promised to pull the troops out. He's done exactly what he promised in Afghanistan.

Lose?

[uofmman1122]

Lose?

This war was never winnable.

[AZGrizFan]

Lose?

This war was never winnable.

And even if we miraculously DID get Bin Laden, it STILL wouldn't be "winnable".

Thus, I am ready for it to be over.

[GannonFan]

Another **** conk. Make Z look like Isaac Newton.

Did Newton do anything other than let an apple hit his head?

Yeah, he did a few more things.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Lose?

This war was never winnable.

Its totally winnable but Americans dont have the guts to do what it takes to make the world fear us the way they should.

[AZGrizFan]

This war was never winnable.

Its totally winnable but Americans dont have the guts to do what it takes to make the world fear us the way they should.

Agreed, and it's why I'm ready for it to be over.

[GannonFan]

This war was never winnable.

And even if we miraculously DID get Bin Laden, it STILL wouldn't be "winnable".

Thus, I am ready for it to be over.

I agree - this was never a war that could be "winnable" according to most measures. Afghanistan was and always has been such a backwards place with little to no infrastructure that it was never going to emerge from this like a place like Iraq could and has. Afghanistan will always be a place where we (or someone else) might have to go into every now and then and sweep clean. It's been that way for awhile and there's nothing saying it won't still be for some time to come.

[mrklean]

Its totally winnable but Americans dont have the guts to do what it takes to make the world fear us the way they should.

Agreed, and it's why I'm ready for it to be over.

You know, you are really full of shit!!. You were not saying this shit when Bush was in office. If Obama were to pull all troops from Both wars you guys would have said that he ran without honor. Typical Tea bagging Coward!!!

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Agreed, and it's why I'm ready for it to be over.

You know, you are really full of shit!!. You were not saying this shit when Bush was in office. If Obama were to pull all troops from Both wars you guys would have said that he ran without honor. Typical Tea bagging Coward!!!

Thats because we knew Bush had the balls to get it done, this clown is just getting our soldiers killed while trying to make the USA look bad to the world.

I totally understand what AZ is saying.

Typical cracker hating liberal coward!!!

[mrklean]

You know, you are really full of ****!!. You were not saying this **** when Bush was in office. If Obama were to pull all troops from Both wars you guys would have said that he ran without honor. Typical Tea bagging Coward!!!

Thats because we knew Bush had the balls to get it done, this clown is just getting our soldiers killed while trying to make the USA look bad to the world.

I totally understand what AZ is saying.

Typical cracker hating liberal coward!!!

if you knew anything about me, you would know that I'm not Lib nor am I a coward. But I guess all black people are Libs.............lol

[JohnStOnge]

It would be over, but we attacked Iraq.

We'll never know, but I doubt it'd be over if we hadn't attached Iraq. Islamists are like cockroaches or mosquitos. For the foreseeable future they're always going to be out there and scurrying or buzing around. All we can do is try to keep them reasonably under control. I think if we want to keep them from taking control of Afghanistan again we need to be prepared to be involved for a very, very long time.

Their one advantage over us is their persistence and our tendency toward lack thereof. We look at wars as having to have timelines and/or defintie ends. To them it's "as long as it takes." They don't care if it's 1 day or 1,000 years.

[catamount man]

President Obama needs to bring our troops home NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are accomplishing NOTHING over there, we will accomplish NOTHING over there. I just assumed he would be smart enough to see this.