What changed, what stayed the same, and was it worth it?

2014-12-08T09:06:01-05:00

http://news.yahoo.com/us-nato-ceremonially-end-afghan-combat-mission-075819425.html

Afghanistan mired in war as US combat command ends

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — American and NATO troops closed their operational command in Afghanistan on Monday, lowering flags in a ceremony to mark the formal end of their combat mission in a country still mired in war 13 years after the U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban regime for harboring those responsible for 9/11.

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 8 at 2014 9:13 AM

2014-12-08T09:13:22-05:00

In the grand scheme, LTC Private RallyPoint Member, I submit that not a lot changed. That's not to say we did not do a lot of good (or attempt to do good) in Afghanistan. The Russians learned a lesson there in the 1980s. I think we learned our lesson in the 2000s.

History will probably record the past 13 years of Afghanistan's history as a slight blip on the tribal society that was and will likely remain for a long time to come.