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To: ajtj99 who wrote (33557)	8/16/2021 9:25:03 PM
From: Lee Lichterman III	4 Recommendations Recommended By ajtj99 Jacob Snyder MulhollandDrive towerdog Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97597

Oh, I totally agree. The same was somewhat true in Iraq, Iran etc. The allies drew arbitrary lines to divide up the spoils at the end of the war ignoring the history of the tribes of the areas. They don't think country and aren't going to get along with rival tribes they haven't liked for centuries just because some outside powers deemed it so. If anything, we have made matters worse. Now they have better arms, training and are aligning with other countries in an united hatred of the USA. The sad thing is so many people thought we had won. Osama bin laden wanted to bait us into an unwinnable war and bankrupt us. Around Y2K, Greenspan was doing speeches about how we were going to be in surplus and might be able to stop selling bonds but needed to continue to do so because they were vital for safe investment for seniors and for banking activity. Now 20 years later, we are trillions in debt and going south at a rapid pace. Mission accomplished but not our mission, his.

To: ajtj99 who wrote (33557)	8/16/2021 10:39:54 PM
From: Sun Tzu	1 Recommendation Recommended By ajtj99 Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97597

You are on the right track. A couple of minor points. I have met many Afghans. The ones who have lived outside of Afghanistan abhor religion. They know what it has done to their country. The ones who live there have perspective that is strongly shaped by lack of security in every sense of the word. Afghanistan has not had a day of peace since the Soviet invasion in the '70s. Entire generations (plural) have been born to war. Think about what that does to a person's psyche. To have been born into a war, see your parents and your neighbours die violently, and then to raise your children (or if you are unlucky, your orphaned grandchildren) under similar conditions. That kind of environment conditions people in very bad ways. I bet that there are many who cannot even conceive a life in peace. Afghans are also fiercely independent. They have always been that way. They prefer to take crap from one of their own than handouts from outsiders. 2 trillion dollars could have done a lot more than it achieved. But it would have had to be done very differently.