It's sad but we should never have gone in there to stay. A quick strike for what we thought they did and then leave would have worked much better. Many people think the war in Afghanistan between Russia and the Taliban was one of the reasons the Soviet Union crumbled.

I am sorry about what's going to happen in Afghanistan when we leave but I'm quite sure if we stayed another 10 years we would have the same result.

The general impression that I get is that the US Defense Budget is a gross misnomer and is more of an Offense Budget.

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Were is the UN in all of this?

Take it off your mind.

The price of joining up with real terrorists against a superpower. We accomplished our mission to kill OBL and disolve the Afghan govt of Taliban (which was desired by Afghanis) so it's time to go. We can't build their nation and shouldn't but they're actually better off now than when we came in. They may not hold that distinction but they've got a chance. The interpreters will be gotten out and beyond that is common war tragedy.