> No nation can be guided through its middle ages (or any other set of
> negative conditions) by a foreign power, no matter how well intentioned,
US must quit Iraq, no question about it. But US forgot all about Afghanistan after the Soviets left. You can see the consequences of subsequent evolution of Afghanistan after the super powers abandoned Afghanistan to its fate. Consequences for Afghans and their neighbours. US Left is lucky to be thousands of miles away from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Ulhas