> Fighting oppressive regimes is always worth the price Yes if there is a long term strategy in place. USA wasted billions on Iraq, it didn't make the middle m

> Fighting oppressive regimes is always worth the price Yes if there is a long term strategy in place. USA wasted billions on Iraq, it didn't make the middle more stable. > Implementing a Marshall-like plan for Afghanistan and Iraq would certainly have led both countries to a richer life instead of the clusterfuck that both countries are now. I don't believe that. The Marshall plan worked in Europe because despite all the nazi stuff, Europeans were somehow reasonable and could draw conclusions from their mistakes. Afghanistan, Iraq and co have a highly tribal culture, with a total different mindset than Europeans. The Talibans are still here, 14 years after and they still view the west as "the great Satan". Do you really think folks like these are reasonable? can they compromise ? I believe they cannot, that's their culture. No matter how much money one give these guys , unless there is a cultural shift, one is not going to achieve anything.