Why Are We Still In Afghanistan?

[Minimalist]

To be fair, there is a long list of conquerors of Afghanistan and most of them came from the East.  They haven't had a great deal of luck in that regard.

[Anomalocaris]

This article asks sobering questions.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40916...tem-itself

Why Afghanistan? Fighting a War for the War System Itself

President Donald Trump is hesitating to agree to thousands of additional troops for the war in Afghanistan as recommended by his secretary of defense and national security adviser, according to a New York Times report over the weekend.

So, it's a good time to put aside, for a moment, the troop request itself and focus on why the United States has been fighting the Taliban since 2001 -- and losing to them for well over a decade.

The link to the Times story is active.  Just like Vietnam, the illusion of military "victory" keeps us reaching for the brass ring.

We are still in Afghanistan because trump hasn't yet had a chance to get his fat ass over to Kandahar and have It personally reamed out by one eyed Taliban mullah.

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To be fair, there is a long list of conquerors of Afghanistan and most of them came from the East.  They haven't had a great deal of luck in that regard.

Being on the opposite side of the world from Afghanistan gives us the historically unprecedented advantage of being able invade Afghanistan from either the east or the west, depending on which route will get us more screwed.

[NuclearEnergy]

I will give you a hint. It is one word. And it starts with the letter "O".