Making Sense of the War in Afghanistan

September 15, 2009

Making Sense of the War in Afghanistan

"This is not a war of choice. This is a war of necessity." --President Obama

Ever played Risk? This is the board. You are the gray player. This turn you fortify your armies in Afghanistan, (the one with the bold border.) What's your next move?

Posted by Montag at 07:21 PM in War | Permalink

Tags: Afghanistan, Obama, petroleum, Risk, world domination

Comments

My next move? Hell, building more fighters to take on the British. Sieg heil! Oops, wrong game.

Posted by: Randal Graves | September 16, 2009 at 10:50 AM

What's your next move? Ask Alexander.

Posted by: mandt | September 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Or Genghis Khan...

Posted by: Agi | September 16, 2009 at 04:11 PM

or the Soviet Union.

Posted by: Capt. Bat Guano | September 16, 2009 at 06:11 PM

Let us not forget the British.

And here is Rudyard Kipling's advice: "When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier."
Rudyard Kipling

Posted by: Beth | October 09, 2009 at 01:21 PM

Great quote, Beth.

Posted by: Agi | October 10, 2009 at 08:30 AM

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