Lisnaholic

This seems to be an ominous development to me, for two reasons:-

i) throwing heavy artillary and big bombs at troops is often strategically ineffective. It didn't help much in the First World War, and it didn't help much in Vietnam.
ii) at a time when most of the world is worried about N.Korea's escalating military showmanship, the US is setting a pretty bad example.

Depending on how many innocent Afgans have been killed, it could also turn into another home goal in the game of international PR, if you know what I mean; that the Afgans will not see the US as protecting them from extremists, but as aggressors instead.

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djchameleon

Anything the US does is going to be used as propaganda for extremists. I really don't think at this stage worrying about that is an issue.

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Lisnaholic

^ Yes, I agree. I was really talking about the opinion of the ordinary Afghan people; the ones tired of violence, who just want to earn some money and send their kids to school. Luckily, from what CNN is reporting this morning, there were no civilian casualties, so let's hope the bombing won't stir up anti-American feeling among the general Afghan population.

^ Sorry, but I don't really understand what this means, elphenor.

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Trollheart

I think he means that if Trump/America want to be seen to be a democratic state then it's going to backfire if they just drop bombs on their enemies without any sanctions or discussion.

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Isbjørn

You don't see how the destruction and destabilization caused by American bombs create anti-U.S. sentiments? And how this creates a recruitment potential for extremist groups?

Also, on North Korea: it's a ****ing terrible regime, but they're not exactly a threat to world peace. The main reason they've been developing nuclear weapons is to stave off a U.S. invasion.

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And to prove Kim has the biggest dick.

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djchameleon

Of course I see it, my point is that it doesn't matter what we do this is going to happen anyways. Would you rather let ISIS members live or at least kill off some of them and their operating bases?

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The U.S. is directly responsible for producing the majority of propaganda and distributing it. They are behind the fake beheading videos.

The U.S. is not a democracy, it is a constitutionally-limited democratic republic. But I agree 100% with your sentiments.

Good lookin' out homie.

The U.S. is creating it's own enemies. This is by design. Gotta proliferate the military-industrial complex.