Not wishing to channel my inner Jordan. Unlike some other countries, they were harboring terrorists who did organize a fairly massive attack on the USA and were co-ordinating attacks on Western targets globally. Doing nothing was not really an option.
We did have an option to provide resources, money, etc... to help them rebuild the country after we (the west) broke it in the late 80s, and in 2002... we didn't. We're reaping the rewards of that now.
And I'll add the reason that the Russians hit a wall there was because they ended up fighting a proxy war with the US with extensive support from other Arab and regional powers.
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Date: 2012-03-14 05:32 pm (UTC)We did have an option to provide resources, money, etc... to help them rebuild the country after we (the west) broke it in the late 80s, and in 2002... we didn't. We're reaping the rewards of that now.
And I'll add the reason that the Russians hit a wall there was because they ended up fighting a proxy war with the US with extensive support from other Arab and regional powers.