Should the U.S. give weapons to the Afgan Millitary?

Question

The Unites States handed over thousands of weapons and hundreds of vehicles to
Afghanistan's fledgling national army on Thursday as part of its strategy to boost local security forces in the fight against the Taliban.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai attended the handover of 800 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles and other trucks, and 12,000 heavy and light arms in Kabul.
The Bush Administration is asking for 6 - 8 Billion more dollars to support the Afgan Military over the next 2 years.

Question is will these weapons and equipment end up in the hands of terrorists as it did when the C.I.A supplied the Afgan military against the U.S.S.R?

Answer 1

It seams that every time we give weapons to someone they eventually turn them on us. With that said I don't know what else we can do in order to help them git rid of terrorist. The same issue seams to be coming to the front in Iraq. We are training the people who will sooner or later turn on the US. The kidnapping of the soldiers a few days ago is proof of this truth. The kidnappers had US vehicles and uniforms.

Answer 2

yes because the afghan military are fighting the same enemy along side each american soldier. they need better weapons so that when it is time for our troops to go home; they (afghan people) can defend themselves.

don't be ignorant. the military and government is already established in that country. it may not be that strong but it is probably more reliable than iraqs...

Answer 3

It isn't out of the realm of possibility, but the alternative is to alienate Afghanistan as an ally when we're trying to help them be self-sufficient.

Answer 4

So you want the Afghan people to have to defend themselves with sticks?

Answer 5

Why not? We gave Iraq all of their weapons.

Answer 6

i would have to say hell ******* no...cuz they could go right back around and bomb our asses to hell?!? there are still bad people there y do you think we got troops there?!?

Answer 7

NO hell NO