It has been eight years since the tragedy of the twin towers, and we are still fighting a war. I have found recently that very few people on the homeland truly understand what is happening in the middle east. Here, I have outlined the four major problems that our troops face in Afghanistan.
1. The enemy has no face. The taliban do not wear a uniform, and they hide alongside the innocent civilians. We have no way of drawing first blood, as we have no way of knowing whose blood to draw.
2. Afghanistan is big. Afghanistan is a big place. We simply do not have the presence of troops to cover the entire area.
3. Afghan militia sucks. Our military is deadly on the offensive, and we can easily take every town in the country, but if we leave the land in the possession of the afghans, they are just as easily retaken by the taliban.
4. We have morals. The Taliban is not required to abide by the rules of war. They kill civilians, they bomb cities, and they employ child soldiers. We cannot do the same.
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