Reply #16: The real question is how interested is the world in this project

[Johonny]

I really have no doubt the world would be better off if we stabilized Afghanistan. If you look at the region China, Pakistan, Iran, India and Russia all directly benefit. The rest of the western world clearly indirectly benefits. I think the people of Afghanistan deserve a stabilized country as well. But the question is if the world is really trying to stabilize the region or not. I think having NATO there is a help to justifying involvement, but I think a more powerful UN movement would help more. Also the countries supplying the massive amount of weapons and money to the region have to stop doing that. With so much to gain, I really don't see the massive push from the other world super powers to help out. I think Bush had a golden chance to do this post 9/11 when even Iran was willing to help us, but that time is long gone. Without a truly international effort I don't see this working long term and I'm not sold that we're truly seeing international effort.