Originally posted by Westy
Why would they not have been deployed to Afghanistan? After alll so many seem to say that we invaded Iraq as a response to 9/11 and as part of the war on terrorims? So why wouldn't they have been useful in Afghanistan or even Pakistan.
"would you rather have terrorist now operating in iraq against us military operating elsewhere maybe against softer targets?"
What? Do you imagine the terrorists would have ignored the US forces in Afghanistan? I don't. Afghanistan would have been the focal point. We already had forces in Afghanistan with all the terrorists (and thier head leaders!) they could handle and more.
IMO there was no need to have opened another bogus "front" that only helped to trash our standing with the global community and creating even more ill will towards the US.
There are now even more "extremists" intent on doing any harm they can against the US and it's military because the "Western" invasion of Iraq appears to the Muslim world to be another modern day version of the Crusades with the aim of subjugating and controlling the Middle East.
armored + mech units involved in iraq would never be deployed to afghanistan. they are of no use there. terrorist are not targeting us in afghanistan. they are hiding and being hunted. afghanistan ideal terrain for hiding. from tactical and operational standpoint much better to fight insurgent who risk travel to get into iraq and fight us in territory in iraq instead of us digging around in mountain of afghanistan.
