What do
- Genghis Khan,
- Alexander The Great,
- The Persians,
- The British,
- The Russians,
- G.W. Bush, and now
- B. H. Obama
all have in common?
They
all thought they could invade, and conquer Afghanistan.
They
all got their
butts handed to them!
There is a reason for this.
The reason should be intuitively obvious to us here in the U.S. of all people, for we share something very important with them. Or, at least we used to.
There is
NOTHING there to conquer!
Afghanistan is not a country, by any western sense of the word. Afghanistan is an "area" populated by hundreds of tribes, largely from 3 ethnic origins, who for over 2,000 years have only stopped fighting among themselves for
one reason:
To
beat to a pulp, anyone who is foolish enough to dare invade/interrupt them.
Ever hear the term:
"Don't Tread On Me" ? How about,
"Abandon ye all hope who enter here." ?