Afghanistan

The situation in afghanistan is difficult. there's no real reason why we're there. i think the main reason for UK/US presence in the country is that they're trying to set up a democratic governing system. problem is that the afghans really don't want one, nor do they like outsiders occupying their land. the UK has had multiple experiences fighting the afghans and have had alot of trouble in that region, mainly because they're such dedicated, bastard fighters; who will literally fight tooth and claw to get you the fuck out of there. they actually developed a tactic, called butcher and bolt, which they employed against towns and such, as the name implies, they run and kill a load of people, the get the fuck out of there. and it worked pretty well. now though it's impossible to employ such dirty tactics and avoid war crime accusations thanks to NATO. basically we have a load of troops over there trying to maintain control over the regions while some dipshits far far away decides what the best course of action is. while the natives are getting more and more pissed off. it's a fucking shambles.

TL;DR shit is fucked

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20-80 years to get it into the stage were it can self sustain

This is exactly like viet nam. The only reason the army is still there is because of certain lobbyists  (allready mentioned).

(were the drug money pays for the attacks). [sic]

The funny thing is that the taliban completely eradicated opium production ₍₁₎ and since 2002 opium production has risen ₍₂₎ ,year on year, by 1500% ! How hard can it be burn some poppy fields? They're not exactly difficult to find. The fact is the US needs cheap Heroin for medicinal purposes too.

==References==
[1]http://opioids.com/afghanistan/index.html
[2]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601813.html