Arguably Afghanistan pushed the Soviet Union over the brink. We should cross our fingers and hope we don't follow in their footsteps.I definitely feel it was worth it.
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Either peace prevails or their very way of life ends!!!
We've torn that sorry country apart for ten years. Osama's dead. What realistically remains to be done?
The idea of obliterating an entire population to eliminate the threat posed by a handful of people came up in another thread. So we should conduct genocide to thwart terrorism?
Do you really think that would be in America's interest? If so, why not reduce the entire Middle East (except Israel) to a smoldering, irradiated ruin. Just in case.