Lessee. Here's one view.

"Q. What will the United States do?

"A. It will play defense against Al Qaeda in the United States and Saudi Arabia. It will threaten Iran with war if Iran aids Al Qaeda. Most important, the United States will have to invade northwestern Pakistan. There are plans for this already. In addition, if Pakistan collapses due to an invasion, the United States and India will have to jointly occupy Pakistan. The end game is in Pakistan."
The US will need Afghanistan to invade northern Pakistan, won't it? And why would it want northern Pakistan?

Now you can't follow this, but why would GWB want to own Afghanistan even before 9-11?

And he said it was doubtful that Washington would drop its plan even if Bin Laden were to be surrendered immediately by the Taleban.

Now, here's post-GWB Afghanistan.

Warlords and militias wreak havoc. The U.S. strategy of cooperating with warlords continues to undermine security, democracy and the rule of law in Afghanistan. Warlords and armed militias rule vast areas of the country, preventing President Karzai from extending his authority outside of Kabul, and creating violence and instability. Karzai has called private militias the top threat facing Afghanistan. A new survey from the Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium finds that "[Afghans] continue to be exposed to all manner of humiliation and abuse at the hands of gunmen. The rule of law is effectively non-existent throughout the country, and consequently, a culture of impunity dominates."

And why doesn't the US care about the mess? Check a map.

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