Tragedies of the Invasion of Iraq. Part 3. The gift that keeps on giving to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda
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War is always a source of misery for many that stand in its path but sometimes one cannot avoid a war. After 9/11 it was clear we must address the source of this attack on US soil. And the source of the attack on 9/11 and was in Afghanistan. When the US launched its forces to attack positions of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, shortly after 9/11/2001, there was almost unanimous support worldwide. The Taliban had provided a safe haven for Al Qaeda and its leader Osama bin Laden. And they were a danger not just to us. Unfortunately from the beginning the war in Afghanistan was not done properly. We never committed even 1/5th the number of troops to Afghanistan compared to those sent to Iraq. If we had put in place the resources that later were committed for Iraq we would have gotten rid of Al Qaeda and Osama…
