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Oh come on, do not tell me you are still believing "bringing democracy" is a real thing in the USA right? They do not do that, they never wanted to do that. Even if they had no intentions of doing anything or profiting in Afghanistan (what could you take from them, not like Iraq and oil) they still do wars because they need to spend that 700 billion on military somewhere otherwise why are they even spending so much?What doesn't belong to them means that they will not stop until they have it, and yes you may not like that but it took them about 10 minutes to take those places, and weeks and yet not able to take Kyiv. Which is proof that Ukraine sort of cared about one, and not so much about the other.
1. I was talking about trying to build a democratic, and of course "manual" government, to influence the region. Did not work out. The project was cancelled. But they did not destroy peaceful villages, such as the USSR, which "in order to build a socialist paradise" destroyed more than 1 million civilians on the territory of Afghanistan.
2. Why does the United States need such an army and such a budget - well, because they can afford it, plus they are clearly aware of themselves as the "world policeman". Yes, a specific position, but no one has suggested better. Yes, there were mistakes, I do not deny, and do not idealize the United States.
3. Regarding the "Successes" of the Rashist army - well, about 10 minutes, of course, did you read the propaganda of the Russian media?
Look, I live in Kyiv. He was not only not taken, but also lost a huge number of advanced units and a wild amount of equipment. If you look at a real map of hostilities, you will be surprised - the Russian army has not captured a single regional center! At the same time, the volume of losses of the Russian army, in just over 1 month, already many times exceeds all mental "standards"! more than 40% of previously captured areas have already been liberated! This is all easy to check. What achievements of the army of rashists are you raving about ?!