Re: [OpenHeroQuest] We have got the Maxim gun...

From: Julian Lord <jlord_at__l78Jwz4m7uxwcpmEBsCF1j5OYqy6dScJ5fnTcJLIzzJL2s8eSDZPOd-JXiRQz33QhnVE0>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:38:48 +0100


Andrew :

> We were able to actually conquer [Afghanistan], on account of we're Americans
> and we pass stones bigger than a European's balls. But we still can't turn
> it into a country, and we're not really trying. Once we've got Iraq settled,
> we'll quietly move our folks out of "Afghanistan" and let it slump back down
> to its primordial anarchy.

i.e. you haven't conquered the place, just joined the ranks of the local warlords.

Sounds suspiciously similar to Soviet history in the place ...

cheers,

Julian

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