Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
True, but ocnstruction implies that there is a foundation to build on, for example Germany or Japan after WW2.

Afghanistan is a swamp. Build in a swamp and the structure sinks slowly beneath the surface without any evidence that it once was there.

German foundations : http://www.google.com/images?client=...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Japanese foundations: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&c...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

No. They pretty much started from scratch.