Reading post 439243 in main thread: china in afghanistan
July 28th, 2008  
bulldogg
 
 
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Originally Posted by Spartacus
I agree. While any additional boots on the ground are helpful in the fight, in the long run I would prefer keeping Chinese novice troops just green.

Thats not to say that they arent getting experience fighting elsewhere...
They aren't green. There is a significant portion of them that spend time hunting on the border of the stans in the west and in Xinjiang province. They are actually quite good at rooting out islamic terror cells.


"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck
 
 
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