[Mariner]

I cannot, and not for want of trying, come up with a real strategic or essential US National Security Interest for the US being in Afghanistan.

Once we routed the Taliban the first time we should have invited the Russians, Indians, Chinese...WHOEVER to come in and set up some type of government, any type which is not Islamic.

Our interests would have been FULLY satisfied by stopping right there...and out by 2003.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Mariner.