7SFG- what I understand about Afghanistan fits in a coffee cup so this is more of an inquiry and no attempt to debate...
Afghanistan has been occupied but not conquered.
Opium their major product and tribes of opposing loyalties from within. It appears the major reason the US has occupied it all these years was to deter others from moving in, probably China. Whatever benefit there was from the control of opium may have offset some of the cost but find it difficult to believe that control of the opium was the primary motivation for US presence. If Afghanistan were to progress to a modern and healthy country, it would have done so by now. With what the world is going through now, what is the importance of Afghanistan to the US today and what does the Afghan future look like when we leave? Something tells me they will be better off without US
7SFG- what I understand about Afghanistan fits in a coffee cup so this is more of an inquiry and no attempt to debate...
Afghanistan has been occupied but not conquered.
Opium their major product and tribes of opposing loyalties from within. It appears the major reason the US has occupied it all these years was to deter others from moving in, probably China. Whatever benefit there was from the control of opium may have offset some of the cost but find it difficult to believe that control of the opium was the primary motivation for US presence. If Afghanistan were to progress to a modern and healthy country, it would have done so by now. With what the world is going through now, what is the importance of Afghanistan to the US today and what does the Afghan future look like when we leave? Something tells me they will be better off without US