dailykos - Fortifying NATO airbases in Afghanistan vs siege & the Dien Bien Phu scenario --- Niccolo Caldararo in "Afghanistan the U.S.'s Dien Bien Phu?" suggest that the USA in Afghanistan was repeating the mistakes of the French in Vietnam in 1954 when the French airbase at Dien Bien Phu was overrun by the Viet Minh. -- This reply explains why the USA and NATO allies need to keep airbases in Afghanistan after the end of 2014 and what sort of political and military leadership it will take to hold those airbases against all foes and therefore avoid the Dien Bien Phu scenario. --- The goal of keeping airbases in Afghanistan is to use them to launch drones, air-raids and other air-power missions against our enemies in Pakistan - Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and their sponsors - the Pakistani military intelligence service - the Inter-Services Intelligence - the "ISI" - a state-within-a-state which operates outside the supervision of the elected government and which serves a hidden military dictatorship. -- The evidence for Pakistan's secret terrorist war against the West can be viewed in the BBC's "SECRET PAKISTAN" videos. - More, Peter Dow, at: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/02/20/1279177/-Fortifying-NATO-airbases-in-Afghanistan-vs-siege-the-Dien-Bien-Phu-scenario#