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The Bush administration did let the mission in Afghanistan creep from crippling al Qaeda, to reconstructing Afghan society so that al Qaeda could not return. T
by mturmon 7y ago
The Bush administration did let the mission in Afghanistan creep from crippling al Qaeda, to reconstructing Afghan society so that al Qaeda could not return. This is what pulled us in to trying to dismantle the Taliban as well. Remember that Taliban and al Qaeda are distinct.