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From: anthro@ut-ngp.UUCP (Michael Fischer)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Rsk on guns and hunters
Message-ID: <804@ut-ngp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 00:08:21 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  8 00:08:21 1984
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Although I disagree, as per earlier posting, with the notion that Afghans
would take guns over cars, I also have to disagree with the notion that
the Afghans are only a nuisance to the Soviets.  

The Soviets cannot 'win' in Afghanistan unless they totally demolish the
region, or unless they simply withdraw and declare a win.  It is difficult
to win in a situation where the enemy refuses to hold territory, line up,
take up permanent fortifications etc.  Additionally, given the terrain, a
very few people (2-5) with automatic weapons can hold an enormous number
of organized troops.  

Afghanistan is an example of the outcome of actions taken by countrys 
arrogant enough to think they can trample a region to satisfy their own
requirements of what a country should be like and the egoistic notion that
their security is somehow more important than that of others.  

Although the issues that caused abandonment of the central government of 
Afghanistan by the tribals would not likely find favor in this country,
(the straw was the central government attempting to give women the vote),
I wholeheartedly support the tribals both in their attempt to regain the
control over their own destiny and as a further example of the fate of foreign
powers that still try to stick their noses where they don't belong.  

Michael Fischer   anthro@ut-ngp