What Did the U.S. Get for $2 Trillion in Afghanistan?

[rangerrebew]

What Did the U.S. Get for
$2 Trillion in Afghanistan?

By SARAH ALMUKHTAR and ROD NORDLAND DEC. 9, 2019

All told, the cost of nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan will amount to more than $2 trillion. Was the money well spent?

There is little to show for it. The Taliban control much of the country. Afghanistan remains one of the world’s largest sources of refugees and migrants. More than 2,400 American soldiers and more than 38,000 Afghan civilians have died.

Still, life has improved, particularly in the country’s cities, where opportunities for education have grown. Many more girls are now in school. And democratic institutions have been built — although they are shaky at best.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/09/world/middleeast/afghanistan-war-cost.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[sneakypete]

A lot of military members killed or crippled for life.

WHEN are we ever going to learn to not get involved in wars we have no intention of trying to win?

[SZonian]

Oh, I don't know...how about;
No more 9/11s.
Chased out bin Laden and disrupted his network of terror.
Ultimately found and killed the son of a dog.
Fighting and killing sadistic terrorists on their own turf vs. ours.
Just to name a few of the things we "got".
And it's not just the US fighting there either, many NATO partners have been there almost from the beginning as well.

[Fishrrman]

Question:
"What Did the U.S. Get for $2 Trillion in Afghanistan?"

Answer:
islam.
muhammed still rules there.

[Free Vulcan]

We got what you always get in the ME - a fistful of nothing.