Quote Originally Posted by Fragony
Whar are we doing there if we let this happen?
We went there to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden and dismantle Al Qaeda's presence in the region. Ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban and installing a democratic government was a secondary concern and to be brutally honest, nothing more than a fringe benefit of having the Northern Alliance toss their hat in the ring with us.

When you consider that Afghanistan has always been a hornet's nest of tribalism, unrest and civil strife then our presence and political interests there should always be considered temporary. Far better and brutal conquerers have claimed that region only to experience how enormously difficult and costly it is to keep and subdue. If we can effectively destroy Al Qaeda's viability in that region then it is in our best interest to get out of there as fast as we can and let the locals sort out their own territorial disputes and ancient hatreds.