The US went into Afghanistan to steal all their shit and used 9/11 as an excuse. Plain and simple.

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16. Not Buying It

They have few resources that can't be obtained more cheaply, more conveniently and less dangerously in many parts of the world.
People suggested nearly 20 years ago it was natural gas or a Persian Gulf pipeline. But, the US barely gets oil from there, and the natural gas deposits are a small fraction of the US.
The money motive just wasn't there.
It was a bungled revenge mission because somebody had to pay for nine-eleven. The Taliban had harbored OBL & al Qaida and they were a relatively soft target.
Then, the bunglers turned it into a nation building exercise. An endeavor in which they said they'd never engage. They bungled that too.
I do agree it never had anything to do with the Afghani people's rights, or their women's rights. The bunglers were never so enlightened.
If you're right, and it was about stuff to be pilfered, it was even dumber than it's already proven to be.