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Originally Posted by CptSternn

Thats a broad statement to make about a whole race of people.

Who says Afghanis don't value justice like Americans?

I guess the best way to illustrate my point is like this -

You ever see the movie Red Dawn? Thats the same thing the Russians who invaded America said about the Americans who fought back against them after the US government lost the war.

If Russia, China, or Iran invaded America and won, would you simply sit by after the occupying forces rolled in and let it happen? It could be said the behaviors shown are nothing more than the actions of patriots who love their country as much as you love your own. Trying to justify your actions by discounting them as equal human beings is what governments love to do to get people to do what they want. You might as well say all Mexicans are illegals, all blacks are thieves, or go back a few decades and say all Jews are trying to destroy Germany.

The only thing incredible here is America still hasn't learned the lessons that every single invading army dating back to Genghis Khan learned in a shorter time span - you can't conquer Afghanistan, its a fools folly and defined the military definition of quagmire years before Vietnam was even a problem for Americans.

The fact soldiers on their fourth deployment are finding out this and it is effecting them mentally should not be incredible or shocking to anyone.