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kentuck

(111,104 posts) Tue Aug 17, 2021, 10:11 AM Aug 2021

When we say that Afghans refused to "fight for their country"? [View all]

We mean "refused to fight for their country" as America sees it. Perhaps most Afghans believe that fighting with the Taliban is "fighting for their country"? Maybe they see Americans more as imperialists than as saviors of democracy?

Just because they work with Americans and for Americans does not necessarily mean they support the same thing that Americans support. Maybe that just work for the money? Maybe it is the best money they have made in their lives.

There are different perspectives on the situation.

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When we say that Afghans refused to "fight for their country"? [View all] kentuck Aug 2021 OP

apparently they did fight for their country for 20 years, and they won. nt. Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #1

I think the majority of Afghans want something more like what the US was pushing.. honest.abe Aug 2021 #2

So do you think the military was heavily infiltrated by Taliban sympathizers? sboatcar Aug 2021 #3

I don't know. honest.abe Aug 2021 #5

I kind of feel like it was all part of Taliban strategy sboatcar Aug 2021 #6

I believe it has been reported.. kentuck Aug 2021 #11

Fear of taliban locals, and trump making deals with the taliban. taliban would win. empedocles Aug 2021 #9

We murrikins have a habit of... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #4

Well said. GemDigger Aug 2021 #8

It's one of the great... 2naSalit Aug 2021 #13

A simple perspective is that the Afgan army realized the end was near and insight when they empedocles Aug 2021 #7

Trump's deal several months ago messed things up a bit. liberalmuse Aug 2021 #10

We know that if Trump was involved in any way... kentuck Aug 2021 #12

Can't argue with that - everything trump touches . . . empedocles Aug 2021 #14

Different values MenloParque Aug 2021 #15

Is Afghanistan even a "country" in the sense thucythucy Aug 2021 #16

You are right MenloParque Aug 2021 #17