[shanover]

There is no such thing as Afghanistan. A land mass cobbled together by other countries does not make it so. That being said, Socialism ended a "modern" Afghanistan as we knew it. The Soviets sealed the deal and the rest is history. Islam is permanent.

If my military son or daughter died there,I would say,"For what?"If we let the military do its job,let the gloves off and keep the State Department away,maybe we can turn a corner.

The ultimate opportunity with a moral/righteous high ground,very little political opposition, blank check/blank slate was right after 9/11. We squandered it all which includes the inexplicable turn to Iraq MID-CONFLICT! That's what happens when leaders become armchair generals while hubris and grandiose idealism (nation building) sets in. BTW,I was never anti-Iraq War and understand full well that generals can also make very bad decisions. My unit was sent to Iraq.

The policies in South West Asia and Mideast is overall a colossal failure and disaster post 9/11. All I can say is thank God we at least have President Trump and not Hildabeast.

[Lorianne]

Well said and thank you.