Was the war in Afghanistan Effective

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I agree with the scholar’s theories because it is based on the fact that certain wars do not bring freedom and liberty for the humanity. A good example is the war in Vietnam. The domino theory of Eisenhower messed up a nation. Wrong Analogy created a huge problem for the United States. The US could not get out of the zone because if they did, the whole world would see the failure. The US would look beneath Russia. The war in Afghanistan was a mistake because of several reasons: 1) it is true that the September 11 attack occurred from Afghanistan, but no clear evidence show that Osama has been part the one behind it. The Taliban argued the same thing. They said that if the US can prove it was Osama behind the September 11 attack, they would turn him over. The United States wanted Osama before 9/11, so why Afghanistan, a country that was already in war with Great Britain and Russia for several Decades, should be the target? 2) George Bush did not consider the ethical and moral aspect of his decision. He put the nation into more debt and took people’s lives. Was it worth increasing taxation to increase the number of deaths of civilians and soldiers; because that was the outcome of his decision? The Taliban wanted to hand over Osama to them but the United States did not cooperate with them. The United States violated the United Nations Security Council Charter and on top of that, ruined millions of lives of combatant and civilians. In order to be better than Russia in terms of power, wealth, and strength, the US created a tension between Russia and United States for Afghanistan. At first, the Afghans had to fight one nation. Now, they have to choose to side one of them- either Russia to follow communism, or United States to follow lib...

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