The west liberated Afghanistan from the Taliban and gave them the freedom to chart their destiny. Trillions were spent helping them. The translators were not helping us, they were helping themselves. They were freeing themselves from Islamic rule. Afghans chose not to fight for that freedom. They chose Islam above democracy. So, they made their bed and now they can lie on it.
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It was never going to end well. A nation of Islamic fundamentalists who are highly inbred, have very low IQ’s, and whose only desire is to rape young boys and smoke drugs was never a recipe for success and freedom.
This Vice doc, “This is what winning looks like”, from 8 years ago highlights these issues: https://youtu.be/Ja5Q75hf6QI