You sure have a high opinion of the political resolve of the West; in particular in this case the US. Seems pretty darned misplaced in light of events over the last 30 or so years. Definitely the last couple in particular. I wonder if any Afghanis would like to chime in on the subject?
“You sure have a high opinion of the political resolve of the West”
So far the resolve has held. Its a little different when the problem is next door as opposed to Afghanistan.