Does anyome changed their mind about the Afghan War?

I asked because it was widely supported at the time of the invasion.

Have you changed your mind on this? If so, why? Do you think it could ever have worked out and what do you think would have been a good outcome? Do you feel you were lied to?

Please keep the Trump vrs Biden stuff off the thread because it's not relevent to my question. Thanks.

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Khenpal1 · M

Well, USA will be back there within 10 years time 😂

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Khenpal1 Not unless they elect a total idiot.

Khenpal1 · M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow 90% chances they do elect one 😂 Afghanistan will be safe heaven for terrorist's within 5 years.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Khenpal1 Extremism. Maybe, but terrorists, not so much. Even in 2001 Bin Laden was hiding in the tribal areas nobody controls. The Taliban now have more territory than they did then and incentive to crack down hard on anyone who might bring the invaders back.

Khenpal1 · M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow no way , there will be war there within 3 years time.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Khenpal1 Nobody has the stomach or the stupidity to do that. The only people who want that are those with shares in weapons companies.

Khenpal1 · M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow as per next month , the country is without money and food . No way Taliban's can govern the country.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Khenpal1 They are sitting on millions in opium and trillions in Lithium. They might be religious extremists but so is Mike Pence. They are not idiots.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow I think the Taliban will be awful for the Afghan people and they will suffer their own internal rebellions.

A huge irony though is that the Taliban is now a de-facto ally against terrorism. The Taliban won't want another war and they hate ISIS anyway so....

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Burnley123 An open secret is the US was already helping them fight IS. And the US fights with Al Qaeda against the Houthis. Ideology doesn't really matter.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Burnley123 The Taliban are not great but they are far from the worst option in the country. A friend of mine fled the previous "government". The Taliban got support from the people because they are liberal democrats compared to the previous Northern Alliance for example.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Nope. What matters is convenience. Ideology is just the stuff you use to fool the proles.

Khenpal1 · M

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Now way , you can't have opium as currency , its not like Colombia 30 years ago. Its a place without any infrastructure for mining. Only if Taliban's become Chinese subjects , which I doubt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jsvmQR19TE