answer:George Bush was an idiot and had no idea what he was doing. So he let Cheney tell him what to do, and Cheney was worse than an idiot—he was an ideological idiot. They live in the times when war meant killing people. Kill enough, and you win. They did not understand the nuanced world of today where you can’t just kill everyone in sight and expect to win anything meaningful. Bush declared war on a matter that should have been taken care of with a police action and diplomacy. Like I said. Bush was an idiot. Our troops are serving no constructive purpose in Afghanistan and they should be brought home. We don’t need to leave “training” forces there either. That’s just a bunch of CIA troops and as you say, they are asking for trouble. What we need is a whole new kind of service that can win hearts and minds. These troops need to be trained in culture, psychology and economy. They need to be able to work with and gain the trust of people. These troops don’t exist and will never exist so forget that idea. Just pull everyone out. Let the NGOs do the job. Oh. And legalize heroin. That will take care of the biggest issue economically speaking, in Afghanistan. Afghanistan could have a legal trade, and prices would drop significantly, and they’d have to start turning to other things to make money. As long as we aren’t worried about the poppy crop, it seems to me Afghanistan isn’t going to hurt us for the most part. They probably would still be a haven for terrorists, but as I said, that needs to be taken care of with police actions, not with an invasion. Drones and CIA raids should be sufficient to keep the terrorist activity to a minimum.