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In reply to the discussion: Today I learned everyone was against the Afghan war from the beginning [View all]honest.abe
(8,678 posts)If you believe the polling at the time it was 90+ percent approval. I agreed with it at the time and still think it was the right decision based on the situation. Clearly staying there 20 years was a mistake but few thought that would happen back then.
Also, one could argue flushing Bin laden out of Afghanistan into Pakistan ultimately helped find and kill him. So just that could be a justification for the war.
Also, there were early success stories out of Afghanistan. The Taliban were forced out. There were elections. Women rights restored. Reconstruction started. Of course it all fell apart when the Taliban regained strength and the Afghans themselves didnt fight back.
I still think many are not remembering how they felt back then. Clearly you and those who protested with you are an exception.