Former KGB Colonel: It’s America’s turn to lose in Afghanistan
Published: 16 September, 2009, 02:55
Edited: 26 January, 2010, 10:13
Former KGB Special Forces Colonel Oleg Balashov, who took part in the Soviet military campaign in Afghanistan, told RT he doubts more U.S. soldiers will increase the chances of victory.
One day support Afghanistan with weapons and the next fight them. Its all ridiculous ploy where real terrorist enemies are not being conquered.
The number of civilian casualties is higher? I'd like him to prove this statement.
I think it's pretty stupid to compare what the Soviets had to deal with compared to the US. The US is fighting a rag tag group of fighters left over from CIA/ISI camps and some local tribal fighters compared to Islamic fighters brought in from around the world, supplied by the latest high tech weapons at the time, trained by British and US special forces, an open transit route and weapons smuggling and finance to the tune of over $1 billion with what the Soviets had to deal with.
Afghanistan was the Soviet Union's WATERLOO. It would be highly unlikely that Russia would ever want a piece of Afghanistan ever again. Also, it would be unlikely that a former KGB COLONEL, who endured the defeat in Afghanistan, could offer very much in the way to victory there.
Just liike in Vietnam. If we can't enter Paskistand and chase these Taliban we will never be able to win. Why should we keep giving American lives to a lost cause?