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Originally Posted by Toymeister
I was in Afghanistan 16 months ago. Since 2010 I have spent 2 1/2 years there I never found it to be beautiful or even remotely charming.
When we entered in 2001 our mission was to prevent Afghanistan from being a launching point for terrorists. Had we kept that in mind there would be no loss of focus or as much of a financial waste.
This may sound brutal but it is not worth the loss of one American life to ensure girls can go to school when their own families don't want that.
There is no history or desire for democracy there, there is no overwhelming commitment for national security or even a national sense of pride of any significant depth. We were chumps for believing it was even possible to extoll American beliefs there.
Afghanistan GNP is ONE TENTH of it's spending. There is no way the country can survive without international welfare.
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Might that international welfare come from Russia or China at this point? I’m curious as to what will trend there now.