As usual AOA had to come and pi$$ on some wall to leave his stain
it is a very delicate topic, there's no question that one can't fully justify the invasion of Iraq nor Afghanistan: the former was based on nothing, and as it turned out was managed in the most incompetent and sinister of ways
(if you're never watched it, have a go at this
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0912593/)
the invasion of Afghanistan didn't bring the hoped results, and it still remains that it's likely that Bin Laden spent most of his time in Pakistan than Afghanistan. The sad truth is that as usual the collateral damage caused to the civilians was dramatic: 10 years on in the occupation, there are around 30k civilian casualties, not to mention the various war crimes that have been committed over the years (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilia...%80%93present)). You can appreciate why the Islamic world is not too impressed with this, and I really think we don't get an understanding of what it really means to be occupied by a military force for a decade and risking your life daily because of the ongoing conflict..
food for thought, but truth is that few or little things have changed, the only thing raising is the death toll and the costs for us all.