"harry" wrote in message
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What made Bush think he could do any better than the might of the USSR
situated right next door?

Well, actually he did. The Taliban was destroyed and/or fled, and didn't
really bounce back for four or five years. Unfortunately the U.S. and its
allied had put Afghanistan so far on the back burner that those precious
years were lost and the Taliban stepped back into almost a power vacuum,
stronger than ever. It's kind of like home repair, you have to finish the
job or there is little point in even starting.