Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
It certainly helped complete our stated mission when we went in. Our mistake was to mission shift into nation building (in a country that has never been a nation in its long thousands of years history.)
Before we went in $#@!s were in power. after we went in $#@!s remained in power. $#@!s who's hold on the region our little foray in the 80's helped bolster. I do see your point , but it has returned to what it was. The effect was temporary and always will be.