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And I find it disappointing those who puts this to the US wanting profits and shows a lack of understanding. People in the US seems to want to pull out, but pulling out is bad for the region, so this move is a middle-step.
Best would be if the US hold on to their positions more tightly and didn't wiggle so much. This is the case from before Trump, although Trump really fucked things up. If they pulled out slowly over a long period of time, like years that would probably be the most optimal solution at least for the US pulling out.
I agree that most people in the United States want to pull out of the war, but the same is not true for their government. It is closely linked with the military industrial complex, which makes a lot of profit from wars, and wants to continue them. And like this video explains, being in Afghanistan is also part of their strategy to encircle China.
And as the article mentions, the US isnt really pulling out of Afghanistan. They are leaving over 10.000 private military contractors and special forces, plus two military airbases. So they can redeploy their troops in a matter of days or weeks.
There are a version of this I could agree with, unfortunately there are a lot of things I dislike.
"The US isn't REALLY pulling out" "The government acts on it's own and don't adher to the representatives nor the voters that vote them in" "Afghanistan is also part of their strategy to encircle China"
I find these statements that are pretty difficult to swallow and i'd call some of it very conspiratorial. I'd agree on some level that the military industrial complex is a problem, they are keeping some forces, but fully pulling out like that would be stupid and dangerous for Afghanistan.
I say good that they can deploy their troops in a matter of days or weeks. One thing is to not want your soldiers dying in Afghanistan, another is wanting Afghanistan to not have armed forces available. Just seems to warped to me