The Onion: U.S. Continues Quagmire-Building Effort In Afghanistan

The Onion:

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN-- According to sources at the Pentagon, American quagmire-building efforts continued apace in Afghanistan this week, as the geographically rugged, politically unstable region remained ungovernable, death tolls continued to rise, and the grim military campaign persisted as hopelessly as ever.

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Comments

[Juez]

04:04 PM on 10/30/2009

IT'S TIME FOR THE U.S. TO BEGIN PLANNING THEIR DEPARTURE FROM AFGANISTAN !! TWO (2) YEARS IS THE MAXIMUM THAT WE SHOULD REMAIN TO BUILD UP AFGANISTAN­I FORCES. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN THEIR FOR DECADES AND CENTURIES.

[noesis]

03:50 PM on 10/30/2009

Sadly, this satire is more accurate than the swill served up by the MSM.

[Emerald1943]

02:51 PM on 10/30/2009

Closer to the truth than most anything else I've seen lately!

[OldTart]

02:15 PM on 10/30/2009

Absolutely to the point! Why do only comedians (or so it seems) see the truth?

[NCAV2]

11:55 AM on 10/30/2009

LOL. Sad but this is probably the most accurate assessment of the Afghan war.