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Marines patrol outside a poppy field in Afghanistan
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Former congressman Charlie Wilson (D-TX) has some advice for the Obama administration. Get out of Afghanistan.
Charlie Wilson should know. His efforts to arm the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet occupation in the 1980′s led to a book and a movie called “Charlie Wilson’s War.”
In a telephone interview with the Scranton Times-Tribune of Pennsylvania, Wilson said he advocates a “calculated withdrawal” of American troops from the country, “rather than lose a lot of soldiers and treasure.” Regarding the Afghan freedom fighters he continued, “I’d rather take on a chain saw, they’re the world’s best foot soldiers, best warriors. And they’re fearless. They’re fearless, and they’ve got nothing to lose. And they have a pretty serious hatred for those who try to occupy their country.”
History shows that Afghanistan is “where empires go to die.”
Read more here: http://www.examiner.com/x-23316-Madison-Independent-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Charlie-Wilsons-advice-Get-out-of-Afghanistan