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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JoeyFoxx · 56-60, M

In the aftermath of 9/11, it was difficult to not support the initial invasion. Hindsight is dangerous. Based on the temporary unity that was evident nationwide in the US in 2001, I don’t believe most people who claim they didn’t support this initially.

With that, the doubling down along with nation building is nothing I ever supported. Pouring billions into trillions of dollars was never going to pay off.

We should have been much more strategic in this and done a better job at sharing the responsibility for cleaning up years of meddling in the Middle East with NATO partners.

If we really wanted to build up Afghanistan, then we should have established trade routes with value on both sides. But the US hasn’t done that in a century, paving the way for China.

I support pulling out. I’m not thrilled with how it’s been done.