You realize we are in Afghanistan because of September 11 right?
I mean, I get your point and generally agree - but Afghanistan was supposedly the "good war" because we are there because of 9/11.
Personally, I'd have been fine just flattening the place until all opposition from every quarter ceased. I would not have made all these efforts to separate the people from the government. Not saying we should attack/bomb friendlies in country, only that we should hold the people responsible for the government that was in power and fight to win till they properly surrender and accept whatever we impose on them. Any villages or towns that continued to resist would simply be destroyed and all the inhabitants killed if necessary.
No Blood for Opium!
i said real threat such as september 11 in my post