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Originally Posted by BoLevi
This was the inevitable end-game 20 years ago when we went in.
I remember watching the news on post- 9/11 and seeing the operations begin into Afghanistan. At the time, many were saying that this would end up in a long wasteful exercise that would result in the same status for afghanistan that it has had for thousands of years. I didn't think it would take 20 years, but here we are.
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Had to keep the gravy train going as long as they could. Afghanistan provided a remarkably long-term source of revenue for defense and private military contractors.