Vijyes
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Stop living in fool's paradise. Going to Afghanistan makes sense only if there is something to be gained. Do you know the ground situation of Afghanistan? 50% is with Taliban. Do you want India to unnecessarily wage an unending war? As long as Saudi oil remains, Taliban can't be taken out. There is no point fighting the wrong enemy. Taliban doesn't get weapons and funds by magic.You have to understand the difference between a heavy presence and an invasion. US has heavy presence in friendly countries like SoKo, Japan, Germany to name a few. They are not necessarily seen as invading forces. They are just there for the day the need for them to be there arises.
We need boots on the ground not to fight anyone, but to merely remain vigilant. To encircle Pakistan, one country at a time. I disagree that Iran and Russia are on Taliban side. This is a completely baseless claim.
Taliban are Sunni insurgents raised by Pakistan, they are not Afghans, but consist mainly people from FATA of Pakistan. Iran a Shia power, does not side with Sunni Taliban, it has no reason to. The Taliban do not give any strategic edge to Iran.
Russians on the other hand, are no fools. They are not closet Islamists like the US that they would side and support the very force which defeated them during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Never has Moscow shown any affinity towards the Taliban by words, nor ever by action. So it is implausible that Russia is siding with Taliban.
Keep pushing the soft power pot dream. That will get us somewhere definitely, say in the next century.
You seem to have the idea that war is something ordinary and can be easily dealt with and won simply by adding more manpower. I suggest you go back to the basics of strategy and warfare and start reading history books and wars.
There is no dearth?! If there is no dearth why do you cower from going into Afghanistan?
Foolishly being war mongering is absurd. First try to clear out the jihadis within who are living like Trojan horses. I am against dying for muslims, be it afghanistan or iran. Iran doesn't hate sunnis. It actively supports Palestine which is Sunni.