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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 21, 2021 4:58:53 GMT -8
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Post by Obsidian Edge on Nov 17, 2021 15:18:44 GMT -8
It's pretty simple actually. At best, the bulk of the security establishment deluded themselves into thinking they could forcefully re-engineer a stone-aged, highly conservative, highly tribalized Islamic culture into a modern industrialized western Democracy. Had they spent a couple hours studying the history and culture of Afghanistan, they would immediately recognize the incredible stupidity of such a notion.
At worst, those in charge knew all of the above, but saw this as an opportunity to embezzle tax dollars to the Military Industrial Complex, NGO's run by the family members and associates of politicians, etc.
If the United States was a serious and competent country, we would have gone maximum tilt on the Taliban ala Operation Anaconda and then warned the Taliban not to harbor terrorists or we would do it again, and again, and again or however long it takes, but we would not have tried to nation build. We wouldn't have wasted tax dollars and lives pursuing a fools errand.
So take your pick, stupidity/ignorance and/or corruption.
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