Hindsight 20/20: Iraq and Afghanistan: would you do it?

[FunkMonk]

Do both differently competently using hindsight.

[Warspite]

Afghanistan, yes, but a different approach: kick the hell out of the Taliban and AQ in the same manner as before. But, at Bonn, invite the Taliban to be part of Afghanistan's political future in some way, rather than freezing them out completely and having them sit in the FATA regrouping. Alternatively, have international nation-building efforts actually gather steam before a revitalised insurgency takes off in 2005/06.

Iraq, something would need to be done about Saddam but outright invasion was a bad idea. Use Iraq invasion resources on Afghanistan instead.

[CountDeMoney]

Iraq, something would need to be done about Saddam but outright invasion was a bad idea.

Operation Northern Watch/Southern Watch was motoring along just fine, thank you.  Nothing needed to be done.

Although, I do find it ironical, in the early debates of countering anti-invasion criticism, the GOPtards were using the "wasteful" costs of NW/SW containment as an argument to invade.  Interesting how, $3.7 trillion later and a lot of dead troops, nobody mentions that now.

Use Iraq invasion resources on Afghanistan Iran instead.

[citizen k]

Use Iraq invasion resources on Afghanistan Iran America instead.

[Zoupa]

Use Iraq invasion resources on Afghanistan Iran America instead.

That would have been smart.

[Scipio]

Afghanistan, yes.  Iraq, parking lot.

[Tonitrus]

Afghanistan, yes.  Iraq, parking lot.

What about the dual-parking lot strategy?

[katmai]

Only if we can add Pakistan in the mix.

[Tonitrus]

Only if we can add Pakistan in the mix.

I don't like odd numbers. 

[Eddie Teach]

Afghanistan, yes.  Iraq, parking lot.

What about the dual-parking lot strategy?

You know, while that strategy is good for the air force, I'm not sure it encourages them to hire more linguists. 

[Ideologue]

Afghanistan, yes.  Iraq, parking lot.

What about the dual-parking lot strategy?

You know, while that strategy is good for the air force, I'm not sure it encourages them to hire more linguists. 

Someone has to go through the spreadsheets to determine how many bombers per economic center, and they are often written in foreignese.

[Solmyr]

This poll is stupid. What's the point of talking about hindsight if you are going to ignore it anyway?

[11B4V]

This poll is stupid. What's the point of talking about hindsight if you are going to ignore it anyway?

It's Languish.

[Berkut]

This poll is stupid. What's the point of talking about hindsight if you are going to ignore it anyway?

It's Languish.

And it's a Marty poll to boot. That is like Languish x Languish.

[Tamas]

Do both differently competently using hindsight.

That's not an option in this poll.

The poll is pointless then. there is no doubt the two operations have been a failure. You may argue that they were not pre-determined to be failures, but if you are not allowing to speculate based on hindsight, this is the worst poll ever in the history of Languish.