Headline : The Taliban insurgency remains resilient nearly two decades after U.S.-led forces toppled its regime in what led to the United States’ longest war." Council on Foreigh Relations https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan
We should leave Afghanistan, come back when necessary. You've got to understand that warfare in Afghanistan is the national sport. They go home for harvest, hole up for the winter then come back for a spring offensive. They've been doing it for a rather long time. Let the Taliban run Afghanistan. If they harbor international terrorists then conduct airstrikes at that time. We aren't gonna put KFC, Starbucks and McDonalds on every corner there.
don't kid yourself. we are not there to build mickey Ds or KFCs. we are guarding those lucrative opium farms.
WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE DYING FOR IN AFGHANISTAN By Michael Rivero The Taliban had all but eradicated the opium growers before the US invasion. So why is cheap Afghani heroin flooding into the United States? http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/dyinginafghanistan.php --- Mr. Maresca. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's nice to see you again. I am John Maresca, vice president for international relations of the Unocal Corporation. " As with the proposed Central Asia oil pipeline, CentGas can not begin construction until an internationally recognized Afghanistan Government is in place." US Policy On Taliban Influenced By Oil Deal Negotiations The two claim that the US government's main objective in Afghanistan was to consolidate the position of the Taliban regime to obtain access to the oil and gas reserves in Central Asia. They affirm that until August [2001], the US government saw the Taliban regime "as a source of stability in Central Asia that would enable the construction of an oil pipeline across Central Asia" from the rich oilfields in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan, through Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the Indian Ocean. Until now, says the book, "the oil and gas reserves of Central Asia have been controlled by Russia. The Bush government wanted to change all that." "We Shall See" quote from Charlie Wilson's War --- Crossroads Asia Why Is Afghanistan the ‘Graveyard of Empires’? A brief history of the empires that were broken in the Hindu Kush. The Taliban continue to gain in strength, while ISIS is expanding throughout the country. The Taliban, ISIS, various warlords, and the Afghan government all continue to fight each other. https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/why-is-afghanistan-the-graveyard-of-empires/ https://thediplomat.com/
And don't forget Lithium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Afghanistan https://www.mining.com/1-trillion-motherlode-of-lithium-and-gold-discovered-in-afghanistan/ https://www.globalresearch.ca/more-...tle-for-afghanistans-mineral-riches-2/5605456 https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-us-isnt-leaving-afghanistan-anytime-soon Remember to keep this quiet though.... we wouldn't want the public to know they've been duped!