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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windinhishair · 70-79, M

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were doomed to failure. The war in Afghanistan at least had a defensible basis at the beginning because that is where bin Laden was, and as you note, many people supported it. But he quickly moved to Pakistan so the original reasoning was no longer valid. Just as the Soviet war against Afghanistan was doomed to failure, so was ours. The Bush Administration lied about both wars, and the US people were misled. It cost us a trillion dollars and many lives.