I don't disagree, but keep in mind Afghanistan's population nearly doubled since the US-led invasion, and there's no way the country can support that many people with foreign aid gone. Those Afghans are going to be your and mine new neighbors soon. Millions of them.
In Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine, a very fat stupid white man claimed the humanitarian relief prior to 9/11 was "American support for the Taliban". (He also showed footage of a Soviet made BMP as American weaponry of Saddam, which didn't exist. It's in the Wonderful World montage among various other lies in it.)
Also in 2001 a lot of American air missions was actually delivery of MRE airdrops for the population. Including some incidents of people killed when it fell on them.
It was counted people, not "countless". In fact it was one of the most bodycounted (major) wars in the entire human history. Along with Iraq after 2003 (even if world media almost entirely lost interest between 2011 and 2014, due to lack of American involvement and only Arabs killing Arabs, so no one cared abroad), and also and especially the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia but these counts took place only after the wars did end (and due to being located in modern Europe, and not in Russia too).
Later even every enemy fresh KIA would be not just photographed but actually biometric scanned (fingerprints, then eyes) if possible. Something that never happened before anywhere in the world.
It was also one of the most reported-on wars in the history. That is, until the Americans left in 2017, too (in the American media, where the 5 biggest networks combined spent less than 2 hours of total news about Afghanistan 2017-2021). The crazy amount of (developed) countries involved in the coalition also ensured an unprecedented level of reporting worldwide.
As for "literally invaded", we (as in we in Poland, also America and elsewhere) have been "literally" invited by the internationally recognised government to fight the rebels (controlling 85% of the country and sheltering AQ, which is why we went there). Unlike for example the Soviet intervention that began with killing everyone in the presidential palace (including many civilians among them party guests and a Soviet doctor) and storming other central government buildings while wearing Afghan uniforms with white armbands. Which is how a "literal invasion" of Afghanistan looks like, not some UN session.
Sell the fucking helicopters we left you. Dafuq should I care.
I'm not going to continue to PAY MONEY for a war I already LOST.
We need a program where Americans can exchange food for the gucci'd out M4s that were left behind.
I'd gladly buy a fucking black hawk from em. I've got no moral qualms here. Shit, I could use a crate of weapons too.
Cuck countries like Germany continue to feed them, instead of letting China take care of its new colony.
Maybe they should ask for a SudStream from their friendos in Russia.
...It's -40 in some parts of the country right now. What's their harsh winter? Oh, 45F daily highs?
Forgive me for not shedding a tear, unlike your harsh winters, mine freeze in their tear ducts.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
So let them eat Taliban.
Oh no. That sucks.
I'm sure the Taliban can handle it.
As though the US Government EVER protected instead of MURDERED innocent civilians in countries we're not even legally at war with.
I don't disagree, but keep in mind Afghanistan's population nearly doubled since the US-led invasion, and there's no way the country can support that many people with foreign aid gone. Those Afghans are going to be your and mine new neighbors soon. Millions of them.
Let them die.
Or kill them.
Whichever.
I'm tired of "my government" giving a shit about other countries.
I think most people are at this point.
It's not up to me or you.
They've already been starving before 2002.
In Oscar-winning Bowling for Columbine, a very fat stupid white man claimed the humanitarian relief prior to 9/11 was "American support for the Taliban". (He also showed footage of a Soviet made BMP as American weaponry of Saddam, which didn't exist. It's in the Wonderful World montage among various other lies in it.)
Also in 2001 a lot of American air missions was actually delivery of MRE airdrops for the population. Including some incidents of people killed when it fell on them.
Oh, I howled with laughter when I saw him fall for that "Oh, we don't lock our doors here in Toronto" bullshit.
Good. If they cannot sustain their populations on their own resources then that is THEIR fuck up. Let them correct their own mistakes.
That government didn't give an infinitesimal fragment of a damn, to actually bother keeping their country. So I really find it hard to care.
It was counted people, not "countless". In fact it was one of the most bodycounted (major) wars in the entire human history. Along with Iraq after 2003 (even if world media almost entirely lost interest between 2011 and 2014, due to lack of American involvement and only Arabs killing Arabs, so no one cared abroad), and also and especially the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia but these counts took place only after the wars did end (and due to being located in modern Europe, and not in Russia too).
Later even every enemy fresh KIA would be not just photographed but actually biometric scanned (fingerprints, then eyes) if possible. Something that never happened before anywhere in the world.
It was also one of the most reported-on wars in the history. That is, until the Americans left in 2017, too (in the American media, where the 5 biggest networks combined spent less than 2 hours of total news about Afghanistan 2017-2021). The crazy amount of (developed) countries involved in the coalition also ensured an unprecedented level of reporting worldwide.
As for "literally invaded", we (as in we in Poland, also America and elsewhere) have been "literally" invited by the internationally recognised government to fight the rebels (controlling 85% of the country and sheltering AQ, which is why we went there). Unlike for example the Soviet intervention that began with killing everyone in the presidential palace (including many civilians among them party guests and a Soviet doctor) and storming other central government buildings while wearing Afghan uniforms with white armbands. Which is how a "literal invasion" of Afghanistan looks like, not some UN session.