Quote Originally Posted by Spino View Post
Who really thought we went in there to win the war by rebuilding Afghanistan? We went in there to kill Bin Laden and annihilate Al Qaeda. We failed on the former and managed to deliver on much of the latter... at least initially. However thanks to our failure to complete the primary mission the stream of faithful fanatical recruits into Al Qaeda's ranks continues unabated.

I could care less about rebuilding Afghanistan. Alexander the Great, the British Empire and the Genghis Khan could barely subdue the region so why should we knock our heads about trying to follow in their footsteps? If we ever manage to kill or capture Osama Bin Laden we should get the hell out and let Afghanistan's warring factions & tribes tear each other apart like they've done for thousands of years.
Isn't it pretty commonly agreed that he's not in Afghanistan anymore?