Was the US war against the Taliban of Afghanistan the right thing to do?

[welshTerrier2]

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[No DUplicitous DUpe]

1. IMO, War and killing is never "the right thing to do"

Sorry, I am anti-war.

[blonndee]

2. Do you mean "right"

in the abstract sense (as in, without the bad consequences associated with the war); or do you mean us to consider all the bad effects/unintended consequences as well?

Sorry, I always have questions about polls. I want to make sure to answer just right, if possible :)

[Disturbed]

3. Al Q should have been the sole objective.

The $Billions for killing should have been used to help the Afghan people.

[Bobbieo]

4. In hindsight, what difference does it really make?

We're losing the war there, now.

[Master Mahon]

5. Other then secure pipeline contracts

I fail to see what was accomplished by invading Afghanistan.
The country had finally found some semblance of peace and the Taliban forced the heroin growing almost completely out of business.
Was it the greatest place in the world, NO! But it was far better off then it is now, total anarchy, where no one is safe and the country is a complete rubble.
The gov't and the elections were a complete fraud (something we are now used to). They cannot leave the greenzone without fear for there lives.
It's as unstable as Iraq only not newsworthy. The heroin is flowing to those that benefit from it's large income.
The Argentinian company that had pipeline deals in place with the Taliban lost them naturally when the US took over. They sued in US courts and won
multi million dollar awards.
Who's going to want to build pipelines thru this country now??
Madman mercenaries we pay $1000 a day maybe.

[serryjw]

6. CIA loves the drugs

and they brought it back after we 'over threw' the Taliban.How would they ever finance their death & destruction w/o the $ 3/4 TRILLION????

[welshTerrier2]

7. please help keep this kicked - thanks ...

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[Spazito]

8. Wow, tough question, at least for me...

At the time, immediately after 9/11, I did think it was the right thing albeit I saw it as against al Qaeda more than against the Taliban but, today, I have changed my mind. Once the US (bush cabal) so readily abandoned their "war" in Afghanistan to illegally invade and occupy Iraq, I realized I couldn't believe any of the propaganda I was fed that made me believe war against the Taliban was the right thing to do.

Edited to add: Given how I feel, I voted No.

[klyon]

9. It could have been handled diplomatically.

We were after OBL but we over throw a government instead. How can that be right? Bombing innocent people whether in Iraq or Afghanistan or Lebanon is always wrong.

[welshTerrier2]

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[jerry611]

11. I support the war in Afghanistan

The mistake is Iraq. Not Afghanistan. I support the Afghan war 100%. I don't support the way we are fighting it, but it is a legal and justified war. The Taliban was sponsoring and supporting an organization that carried out the deadliest terror attack in American history.

What we should have done is build an international coalition, bombed the Taliban back to the stone age, and then invade with that large muli-national force for the sole purpose of the destruction of Al-Queda and the Taliban. Get each nation in Europe to contribute troops. Throw our troops in, Australia, Japan, Pakistan... Then 3 carrier battle groups and half the US Air Force. There would be no way in hell the Taliban could win. The war would be over in a day!

Of course Bush had no real intention of invading Afghanistan. He wanted Iraq.

[Initech]

12. Well, if the US government were serious about finding Osama...

I'd say it was the right thing to do. But since they dont really seem to give even the slightest shit about finding him (and the corporate scum fucks/ puppet media seem to make more money by using him to scare the shit out of us), then I'm going to have to say it's the wrong thing to.

[Bretttido]

13. In hindsight, we gave diplomacy no chance whatsoever.

War is supposed to be the last resort. In the case of Afghanistan, it was certainly the first resort. There was no attempt at diplomacy or a ways to work with foreign governments to apprehend members of Al Queda.

I voted No.

[welshTerrier2]

14. kick ...

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[xchrom]

15. i support the idea of a properly conducted war in afghanistan.

that includes all the aid that the west can bring to bear that will help drag that country out of the cancerous ignorance and poverty that persists there.

i do not support the war there now that exists without that.

the taliban are to be kicked out of where ever they are -- they are a danger to women and children.

[TheFarseer]

16. What the hell else were we supposed to do?

of course it was the right thing to do. The wrong thing to do is run around and pretend every other country in the Middle-East was in on it too. RW idiots pretend like we never even invaded Afghanistan and without invading Iraq, we "wouldn't have done anything about 9/11"

[oneold1-4u]

17. Venture without gain

The US set Afghanistan, and now Iraq, back about 65 years. They might just as well have turned it all back into desert and camel traders for what they have accomplished!