So you don't agree with this Charlie Stross' quote:
<div><br></div><div>> It's as if *nobody at all* had studied the history of previous military interventions in Afghanistan. By which I'm not just talking about the Soviets; it's like nobody had heard of the Anglo-Afghan Wars, much less the grisly fate of General Elphinstone's Expedition during the 1842 Retreat from Kabul -- the worst defeat ever inflicted on the British Empire.</div>
<div><br></div><div>> It's just an all-around Bad Place to Go. Always has been. Even Alexander the Great had second thoughts about trying to occupy Afghanistan.</div><div><br></div><div>You do, or you don't?</div>
<div> </div><div>(Don't mind my English, and don't be annoyed, just give me a direct answer, please!)</div><div><br></div>