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Originally Posted by Larry.S
I spent a good bit of my life fighting in Afghanistan. We dominated the Taliban tactically in every engagement we were in, but the strategic objectives/conditions for winning the war were never really defined. It is hard to win a war when you don’t know what winning entails (opening some schools, etc was never a good metric for success). It is even harder to win when you are fighting the local populace. My first tour in 2006 we fought against foreigners. My second tour in 2009 we fought against local kids. That was a good indicator that we were losing the confidence of the populace. Win or lose, I had a lot of fun there, learned a lot about myself/life and am glad that I went. I am even more glad that I walked away relatively unscathed...
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Thank-You for your service, Sir.
In spite of all the challenges and difficulties in Afghanistan, you Guys & Gals did Canada 'Proud' ❗
Selkirk