tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post608377435123993835..comments2023-09-15T02:40:58.916-07:00Comments on Move Along. Nothing To See Here.: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George SantayanaFlintharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456024642528783549noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-81999440513973517842013-09-19T22:28:07.775-07:002013-09-19T22:28:07.775-07:00As the British, the Russians and the Americans dis...As the British, the Russians and the Americans discovered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13295997500719366814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-17513857452584913112013-09-19T21:46:31.020-07:002013-09-19T21:46:31.020-07:00Yeah, that was about the way I heard it. Mind you,...Yeah, that was about the way I heard it. Mind you, I think we can all agree that a bunch of Afghans with sticks and rocks are a bit more dangerous than most might expect...<br />Flintharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862235828346393495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-65606824874365851592013-09-19T13:15:00.124-07:002013-09-19T13:15:00.124-07:00As I recall, the Afghan government invited the Sov...As I recall, the Afghan government invited the Soviets to invade. I've seen a copy of the telegram, which, as I recall, essentially stated:<br /><br />Dear Soviet Union:<br /><br />Please please please invade us while we pathetically resist with rocks and sticks. Please invade and take over our country.<br /><br />Signed, AfghanistanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13295997500719366814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-45491338928578376932013-09-18T02:21:42.706-07:002013-09-18T02:21:42.706-07:00The States has a poor record with asymmetric warfa...The States has a poor record with asymmetric warfare. Add to that the meddling for short term gain (Iran is a great example, they did have a democratically elected government) against their own long term interest. As Barnes says they keep at it ignoring the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2485469691062620401.post-23976251033955729742013-09-17T22:28:09.100-07:002013-09-17T22:28:09.100-07:00In the West we need to come up with a more effecti...In the West we need to come up with a more effective ways to deal with countries go through civil wars. Its not like any of the techniques we have tried so far have worked, but we do tend to keep trying them again and again.<br /><br />"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results" (frequently attributed to Einstein but I an not find a written example in his papers or correspondence) apropos in this case. Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.com