Was the war in Afghanistan lost when it turned into a woke crusade?

How could the war in Afganistan have turned out better for America? The Taliban harbored terrorists who bombed a few of our most iconic buildings by exploiting serious security flaws in our airports. In a world of high technology and globalization, such orgaizations will always exist in the shadows somewhere. Did that justify our attempt to impose "Disney" style values on a backwards country trying to find its identity after centuries of opression?

Is it true that if the Afghan people really wanted to convert to western values, they would have? I suppose we wouldn't have had to fight them for 20 years to "save" them. Thoughts?

What should we do in the future in some similar situation? Thank you.

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PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

No, it was a failed imperial conquest from the first day.

It had fuck all to do with "woke" anything.

And the fact all you care about is how Afghanistan should make things better for the USA to prove my point.

[quote]he Taliban harbored terrorists who bombed a few of our most iconic buildings by exploiting serious security flaws in our airports[/quote]

This is factually wrong. The Taliban offered to hand them over to a neutral third nation for criminal prosecution but Bush wanted to be a war hero.

And FYI he was found in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.

And nice racist stereotypes reducing an entire nation to a cliche.

[quote]What should we do in the future in some similar situation? Thank you.[/quote]

This is really really simple. Quit invading countries.

irishmolly72 · 56-60, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Yes I agree, we should quit invading countries. 🤗
Let them stay "unwoke".

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@irishmolly72 Well on that we agree.