[Rockstar]

News flash, we've been in Afghanistan since 1979

1st Goal: destabilize Soviet - Afghan relations.

2nd: strengthen U.S. - Afghan relations.

3rd: protect those relations.

Unlike previous empires we do not colonize other countries as I believe that would mean the host is no longer a sovereign. Which leads us to the 4th goal: we establish military bases instead.

There is no doubt 9/11 was a terrible tragedy. But in the big picture that event was just a flash in the pan of time, one day out of tens of thousands in U.S. foreign relations and policy. It made for a damn good reason to take advantage of said event to project U.S. military power and firmly establish ourselves in that region. We are there to stay, even Biden has said he will keep troops there. But like I said this isn't a president or party decision this is well established doctrine. Its been shown, just recently I might add, that a president who says or thinks otherwise will be publicly ostracized by his generals, the media, corporate & military industry. And of course the ever loyal party hacks who being sheep just follow the party line.