What prevents another Bin Laden from rising through the ranks? They might not be a threat to america militarily but they are a threat to freedom. The war isn't on Afghanistan or even just the taliban, it's a war on the terror they cause internationally. Still, Muhammad Omar hasn't been found yet. There's more work to be done and we can't quit when we've gotten this far.Farnhamia wrote:Shie wrote:We can have guard set-up around the nation to watch movements but the times that we're watching the people will have to vary so we don't become predictable to terrorist groups. Next, implementing a curfew will allow us to see who's out at suspicious times. We've got night-vision technology while I doubt the taliban do so those breaking the curfew will likely be insurgents if we've already won the hearts and minds of civilians, a necessary step.
Two words: too late. The only reason we went there was to get bin Laden. We got him, though he wasn't in Afghanistan. Time to leave. The Taliban is not a direct threat to the US, as deplorable as they are.