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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:34 PM
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Afghan war unwinnable quagmire, ex-CIA man says
Edited on Wed Sep-01-10 03:35 PM by defendandprotect
Ex-CIA Officer on Afghan War:
'It's Like the Crusades'

Afghan war unwinnable quagmire, ex-CIA man says Dylan Welch
September 2, 2010


The author of four books and a film consultant, he has previously described how the CIA's role as a provider of human intelligence - on-the-ground intelligence gathering by field officers - has been steadily degraded under poor management.

Earlier this week Mr Baer said the Australian government should confront Washington with the poor intelligence on Afghanistan that was recently released by WikiLeaks.



http://www.theage.com.au/national/afghan-war-unwinnable-quagmire-excia-man-says-20100901-14nkn.html
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:41 PM
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1. Is there someone who didn't know that?
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-01-10 03:44 PM
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2. None of the Bush wars were winnable...
No one won in Iraq either.

The name of the game now is extraction of military forces... with as little damage as possible.
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