RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUS arms advantage over Russia and China threatens stability, experts warnwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down112
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkUS arms advantage over Russia and China threatens stability, experts warnwww.theguardian.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe Taliban harbored bin Laden, who used it as a training base openly. After 9/11 that couldn’t stand.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSure, and that accounts for the first decade, however questionably.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe point was America started the war for self interest. The whole ordeal was an exercise in paying heaps of money to defense contractors. There was no clue what victory looked like. They should have just up and left after vin laden was killed.
The Taliban harbored bin Laden, who used it as a training base openly. After 9/11 that couldn’t stand.
Sure, and that accounts for the first decade, however questionably.
The point was America started the war for self interest. The whole ordeal was an exercise in paying heaps of money to defense contractors. There was no clue what victory looked like. They should have just up and left after vin laden was killed.