Would your opinion on Bush would've been different if......

[Seamus Fermanagh]

If 9/11 happened but all the resources were thrown into Afghanistan then Bush would have had far more intentional support and post presidency good will (which translates into $$$ on the speaking circuit).

It might even be possible that Afghanistan might be on its way to being the next Nepal rather then the next Syria, Somalia or Iraq.

Possible, but still long odds. Shifting it to a Nepal would have required a decades-long occupation and transition to self-governance.

[Papewaio]

Possible, but still long odds. Shifting it to a Nepal would have required a decades-long occupation and transition to self-governance.

Agreed that's why I said possibly on its way to