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To: Justa; Alberta's Child; woodpusher
Compare that with Iraq and Jordan.

Notably missing from your list is Afghanistan, who was so appreciative of American intervention that the Taliban returned to power shortly after we left, albeit with over a billion dollars worth of American tech and weaponry left behind.

As for Iraq, it's uncertain as to whether or not the government we support will end up heading down the same path as Saddam Hussein (the "son of a bitch" we supported as a proxy against Iran, until we no longer didn't), or if they end up deciding that throwing their lot in with Iran will be worth the Islamic religious headaches given how mercurial American foreign policy is.

Jordan, on the other hand...well, their particular geopolitical stability as an ally tends to hinge on how hot or cold their relationship with Israel runs at any given moment. Given the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, Jordan is decidedly "colder" than normal. And this is without getting into the complexities of the religious/geopolitical proxy conflict ongoing between Saudi Arabia and Iran for control over the Middle East.

Quite honestly, the most "pro-American" thing that can be done at this juncture (since the modern citizenry are not going to tolerate the investment of blood and treasure needed to actually occupy territory in the Middle East...notwithstanding that we're too bloody broke to afford it) is to wash our hands of the whole mess and let them have at it.

30 posted on 03/14/2024 1:22:46 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Never agreed with how Afghanistan was handled. They should have left after OBL was killed. Mission accomplished.

It was just foolhardly to try an Iraq-style reconstruction in a region with no national economy, industry or cohesion. There was nothing to rebuild. Nothing to provide a value for civilization.


33 posted on 03/15/2024 10:08:29 AM PDT by Justa
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