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https://www.apnews.com/953d155608464b9c8f21c439d6cae82c
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than it’s ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans.
The United States has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war, and has spent more than $900 billion on everything from military operations to the construction of roads, bridges and power plants. Three U.S. presidents have pledged to bring peace to Afghanistan, either by adding or withdrawing troops, by engaging the Taliban or shunning them. Last year, the U.S. dropped the “mother of all bombs” on a cave complex.
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If you don't learn from history, you're condemned to repeat it. Alexander the Great, the Brits & the Russians all tried to conquer Afghanistan & all failed miserably. So what are our objectives there after 17 years & 2,400 deaths?
It seems to me that this war is just an aid package for the Military Industrial Complex than Eisenhower warned us about.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When U.S. forces and their Afghan allies rode into Kabul in November 2001 they were greeted as liberators. But after 17 years of war, the Taliban have retaken half the country, security is worse than it’s ever been, and many Afghans place the blame squarely on the Americans.
The United States has lost more than 2,400 soldiers in its longest war, and has spent more than $900 billion on everything from military operations to the construction of roads, bridges and power plants. Three U.S. presidents have pledged to bring peace to Afghanistan, either by adding or withdrawing troops, by engaging the Taliban or shunning them. Last year, the U.S. dropped the “mother of all bombs” on a cave complex.
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If you don't learn from history, you're condemned to repeat it. Alexander the Great, the Brits & the Russians all tried to conquer Afghanistan & all failed miserably. So what are our objectives there after 17 years & 2,400 deaths?
It seems to me that this war is just an aid package for the Military Industrial Complex than Eisenhower warned us about.