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There was no real plan, he just thought he'd just bask in some righteous WWII-style war-leader vibes.
that's how I see it, too.
One thing we might consider is that we spent $70 billion there. In a sense we tried to buy it a structured democracy and a culture where there was a degree of equality for women and minorities. To do so, the military had to be used to effect an environment where that could take place.
So they had a little taste of democracy, but too many of their most aggressive people want rule by religion and extreme religion at that. Their elections never rarely run in a satisfactory fashion, as this story from 2016 will tell: "Democracy in Disarray in Afghanistan; Disunity in the Unity Government."
http://southasiajournal.net/democratic-in-disarray-in-afghanistan-disunity-in-the-unity-government/
By 2019 voter turnout was 26%!
https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/is-democracy-dying-in-afghanistan/
There's just too much of this:
And there is no shortage of work for democracy that we need to take here at home:
that's how I see it, too.
One thing we might consider is that we spent $70 billion there. In a sense we tried to buy it a structured democracy and a culture where there was a degree of equality for women and minorities. To do so, the military had to be used to effect an environment where that could take place.
So they had a little taste of democracy, but too many of their most aggressive people want rule by religion and extreme religion at that. Their elections never rarely run in a satisfactory fashion, as this story from 2016 will tell: "Democracy in Disarray in Afghanistan; Disunity in the Unity Government."
http://southasiajournal.net/democratic-in-disarray-in-afghanistan-disunity-in-the-unity-government/
By 2019 voter turnout was 26%!
https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/is-democracy-dying-in-afghanistan/
There's just too much of this:
And there is no shortage of work for democracy that we need to take here at home:
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