Could there ever be a better case for crushing the Taliban and getting out? This nation building/using soldiers as policemen is insane.
Surely, there are some good people in Afghanistan and Iraq, but they are burdened with the scourge of islam. They need a strong, brutal dictator to keep the islamists in check. They need a leader just a s brutal as they are.
You cannot teach them to live in a democracy.
No they don’t need a brutal dictator. They will have no advancement. You might as well nominate the Taliban to lead the government.
You don’t need to teach democracy. They learn it fine on their own.
Expect the bloodshed to continue in tribal-based societies. It’s how they sort things out. Eventually all the hot heads will die out. What will emerge will be a stable, self-representative government adept at eliminating militants.