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@jz The Afghanistan war has been the most cynical in my lifetime. After going in to get Bin Laden they quickly lost any interest in finding him, but stayed anyway to continue harassing/killing the population.
I think this war was primarily about the US developing its military hardware. Air drones, ground robots and \"bunker busters\" were all pioneered there in the 2000s. The people who got killed were just expendable cannon fodder in a live fire testing R&D enterprise.
@jz The Afghanistan war has been the most cynical in my lifetime. After going in to get Bin Laden they quickly lost any interest in finding him, but stayed anyway to continue harassing/killing the population.
I think this war was primarily about the US developing its military hardware. Air drones, ground robots and \"bunker busters\" were all pioneered there in the 2000s. The people who got killed were just expendable cannon fodder in a live fire testing R&D enterprise.