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This was obvious from the outset. Afghanistan has been the graveyard of empires for hundreds of years. You can't save a people from themselves.
by Causality1 5y ago
This was obvious from the outset. Afghanistan has been the graveyard of empires for hundreds of years. You can't save a people from themselves.
- dougmwne 5y agoIt was clear even to a child. I was 14 when we invaded Afghanistan and it was blatantly obvious to me that it was a terrible idea and that Iraq was an even more terrible idea. It continued to be a terrible idea for ever one of the last 20 years. The scars we left will stay for another hundred. Actions have consequences.