While the U.S. may have rushed into the attack on Afganistan, I believe it was the correct action. The U.S. had been attacked and the Taliban government of Afganistan was harboring the leaders of the group that carried out the attacks. The purpose of the U.S. action was clear, retribution for the 9/11 attacks and destruction of the command center for the al-Qaida network. An added bonus was the removal of the Taiban government.
The problem is that the Bush administration rushed into the action before a comprehensive strategy could be developed (something that seems to be a pattern). They also were so eager to turn their attention on Iraq that they failed to complete the mission and commit the resources needed to stablize Afganistan and give it a chance to come out of the Taliban years and the U.S. invasion a better, stronger nation.
So, yes I was/am for the attack on Afganistan. I disapprove of the manner in which the U.S. carried out the war and the continuing post-war.
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