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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?
Posted by: Richard Greenhough
Date/Time: 23/12/15 17:32:00

Afghanistan went through three attempts to annex it when the British Empire was at the height of its powers, a communist revolution, a Russian invasion, a Taliban takeover, and a Western attempt at liberation. The last exterior force to succeed there was led by Alexander the Great. If there is one thing that history teaches us about Afghanistan, it is to leave the place alone.

The uprisings in Egypt and Syria were originally people-led, with a good number of the protesters hoping for a form of secular democracy, but the religious complications in those countries and the strength of the military (in the latter case supported by the Russians) led both countries up a dead end.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 12:20:00 John Connelly
   Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 12:37:00 Brian May
   Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 12:40:00 Felicity Caborn
      Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 13:31:00 Colin Jordan
      Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 13:32:00 Brian May
      Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 13:46:00 John Connelly
         Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 15:33:00 Dan Evans
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 19:42:00 Phil Andrews
   Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 13:53:00 Andy Rooney
      Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 14:47:00 Brian May
         Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 15:42:00 Paul Corcoran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 16:00:00 Michael Brown
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 16:23:00 Dan Evans
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 16:26:00 Richard Greenhough
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 16:47:00 Keith Iddon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 17:01:00 Richard Greenhough
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 17:07:00 Keith Iddon
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 17:32:00 Richard Greenhough
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 17:40:00 Michael Brown
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 17:42:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 17:45:00 Keith Iddon
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 21:13:00 Philippa Bond
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?23/12/15 21:18:00 Keith Iddon
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Helmand - Wasted Lives?24/12/15 08:46:00 Colin Jordan

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