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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
The Afghanistan occupation will definitely generate history books and case studies on how not to re-construct a country for many years to come.
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US public opinion favoured an exit I guess. Doesn't excuse it though.
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Yes, the government machinery and economy was in no state to function when we pulled out. All well and good providing weapons but you need a functioning state in place too after an occupation that can stand on its own too feet. We knew that in WW2.
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UK has a moral responsibility to rescue everyone in Afghanistan who assisted us and to take in its fair share of refugees resulting from the Taliban taking over. Nigel Farage may not like it but it's the least we can do.
The same applies to the other countries involved including of course the USA.
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All 35 MILLION of them?
Here's an idea, why don't they remain there, get off their backsides and do something about it
themselves.