Reply #79: I Said Maybe.

[jayfish]

There were many cunundrums in going to Afghanistan. I have always hated the Taliban for what they were doing to the country. And whenever had to listen to a Taliban rep tout his BS on NPR or some other outlet my blood would boil. Hell I would have rather invaded to save those statues then to get AQ. A couple of things though. As we have seen in Iraq and to a growing extent in Afghanistan itself, it looks great on paper but, reality dictates its' own outcome. Most times that outcome is at odds with the grandiose ideas that set the plan in motion. And did we really need to invade Afghanistan to "get" AQ? Or did we push the Taliban out of power in a blind fit of rage and revenge?

Jay