krismasstercant t1_jebfnyi wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:07 PM

Reply to comment by ChristOnFire13 in Kabul’s only library for women closes due to Taliban threats and harassment by SinbadMarinarul

>We go to war for profit.

Sure some people make money off of war but god damn dude we DUMPED BILLIONS into Afghanistan. It was because of us for those 20 god damn years Afghanistan saw the largest economic growth, women were able to go college and work, schools and hospitals were able to be built in remote villages for the first time, etc. It wasn't wasted, we actually made a generation of Afghans lives somewhat bearable.

ChristOnFire13 t1_jebj9cc wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:29 PM

I'm not saying there wasn't any good out of it. I'm saying the motivation behind starting it was not for bettering peoples live. The people making the decision to go to war do not care about people at all. The government is not your friend.

krismasstercant t1_jebjokx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:32 PM

>I'm saying the motivation behind starting it was not for bettering peoples live.

I mean it literally was, the main reason was to get rid of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, I'd say that's a very positive reason.

ChristOnFire13 t1_jebkcuy wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Both of whom were trained and armed by the CIA and put in place.

krismasstercant t1_jebp6xp wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:07 PM

Your confusing them for the Mujahideen.

bearfan15 t1_jec21wa wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:33 PM

You're confusing them with the Mujahadeen. Definitely a cause and effect there but "the CIA funded them" isn't accurate.

Green_Message_6376 t1_jebu8pm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:40 PM

2.3 Trillion dollar estimate from 2001-2022.