this is the

prognostication of some of the warriors among us Americans

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-progress-afghanistan-has-made-will-all-be-for-naught-retired-general-fears/ar-BB1fEJno?ocid=mailsignout

Many many empires have tried to conquer and bring into submission Afghanistan and its people down through history. And how many warriors such as ours said the very same thing? Come on people. The original reason was the bin Ladin terrorist camps. We did do that job. We know how to do the continuing job, if necessary.