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I don't have strong evidence to counter your arguments. I do have my doubts. First, it's been 20 years. What have we achieved in there for the good of the US? I

I don't have strong evidence to counter your arguments. I do have my doubts. First, it's been 20 years. What have we achieved in there for the good of the US? If not now, then how soon? Again, I don't really know any in-depth details. On the surface, the longer it takes, the more it looks some people just don't want to withdraw the troops. Second, almost all the allies of the US opposed that US stayed in Afghanistan or Iraq years ago. What has changed? The third, how do we know the allies were being unreasonable? The more we agree to them, them more they will praise us. Again, not saying they are being unreasonable. I'm just saying that I have doubts.

anthony_romeo 6y ago
The other argument may be that a deliberate and slow drawdown of troops could actually be a situation where an imperialist western country chooses the victor in a conflict of its own creation, in a manner where they can still be a hegemonic influence over the area and reap the associated benefits. Does the US truly deserve a friend in Afghanistan? I don’t necessarily believe the above, but the thought came across my mind and I felt it was worth bringing up.