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Originally Posted by ganbaru
I don't think than anybody would like it, but the situation is a bit different: mafia's menace isn't as dangerous as the taliban's one and until counter-proof, the italian gouvernement is more capable than the afghan one.
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It is ironically enough true that the Italian military is more capable than the afghan one, but part of the reason is also because there's closer ties and co-operation between Italian and US forces, especially in Sicily than there are in Afghanistan. As you say, the threat of mafia isn't as dangerous from a military standpoint since their activity is more subtle and underground. My only point was to show that night raids aren't well appreciated and often not very effective in finding your target either no matter where you go, so if the US cut down on the night raids and focused on normal activity, it wouldn't incite Karzai to ask them to retreat, and night raids only cause more animosity against the US among the people.