Yogi said.

Afghanistan today reminds me of some of Yogi’s sayings. One is; déjà vu all over again.
Why am I reminded of this saying? Well it’s the 15 Leopard tanks that Canada is readying to send to Afghanistan to protect the troops from the so called terrorists. It sounds like a good idea until you put some thought into it.
I have visions of burnt out Soviet tanks, downed helicopters, hundreds of Soviet mothers with pictures of their dead sons.
Seems to me if the aim of the Canadian mission in Afghanistan is to rebuild and democratize then sending tanks is not the proper way to go about it, tanks destroy things.

Another saying was; when you come to a fork in the road, take it. Seems to me the west is ignoring this advice in Afghanistan and speeding head long straight over the cliff.
Take a look at the history of the place at www.mongabay.com. Does this look like a place that will accept invasion, forced democracy and other western ideals and culture, not bloody likely mate.
The fighters who today are being called terrorists, insurgents, Muslim extremist are the same people, or their descendents, who yesterday were freedom fighters fighting the good fight against the evil Soviet invasion. They are using the same tactics in the same environment against similar military strengths and weaponry, only the weaponry is more sophisticated today. The Afghani weapons look very similar to 20 years ago, only funded by a different source one would hope.

Wake up and smell the camel shit folks; you will not tame this fierce wild place with weapons.