I'm always flabbergasted by these idiots. I know I shouldn't be, but if you're looking enough into the situation to come up with the conclusion that it would be BAD RIGHT NOW, why not dig deeper into why that's the case?
There is absolutely no good outcome here because the US had zero interest in developing Afghanistan into that shining Democracy™️ we were all promised. When the major withdrawal in 2015 took place, what also went with it was something like 40-50% of Afghanistan's GDP. A trillion dollars spent, and the economy was only marginally better than under the Taliban. It was all bullshit military contractor pork that continues to feed private paramilitary ghouls to this day, even as the final "withdrawal" is taking place.
It sucked before the war, it was horrific during the war, and it will be horrific going forward as it gets downgraded to a "conflict." Just a tremendous failure all around, dating back decades. Everyone involved in that invasion deserves nothing less than the wall.
I'm always flabbergasted by these idiots. I know I shouldn't be, but if you're looking enough into the situation to come up with the conclusion that it would be BAD RIGHT NOW, why not dig deeper into why that's the case?
There is absolutely no good outcome here because the US had zero interest in developing Afghanistan into that shining Democracy™️ we were all promised. When the major withdrawal in 2015 took place, what also went with it was something like 40-50% of Afghanistan's GDP. A trillion dollars spent, and the economy was only marginally better than under the Taliban. It was all bullshit military contractor pork that continues to feed private paramilitary ghouls to this day, even as the final "withdrawal" is taking place.
It sucked before the war, it was horrific during the war, and it will be horrific going forward as it gets downgraded to a "conflict." Just a tremendous failure all around, dating back decades. Everyone involved in that invasion deserves nothing less than the wall.
Failure? Ah, but winning the war was never the goal in the first place. Consider what happened as a win, and then evaluate who won.