A brief history of how we got here

Let's start sometime around 1978.

Prior to 1978 and for as long as I can remember, the United States were "doing things to stop the spread of communists values" either by outward means or "behind the scenes." Conversely, the Soviet Union had been "doing things to spread communists values," either outright or "behind the scenes."

This is the case with Afghanistan, the Soviet Union had been trying to help "foster" communists values, and support a pro-communists government in Afghanistan. But when the puppet government they had installed "behind the scenes" lost the fight against civil unrest and rebellion the Soviet's went in and took over.

Under the guise of "stopping the spread of communist values" the United States sold, gave and helped train the "other side" more commonly know as the "mojahedin" (Islamic holy warriors).

Most of these Islamic holy warriors were happy to fight against the foreign atheists and their Afghan puppets although they didn't have very good weapons. The United States was happy to step in and assist them in their efforts to repel these foreign atheists with stinger missiles and other helpful toys.

By 1989 the Soviet Union realized their efforts in Afghanistan would never be successful and would evidently bankrupt the entire Soviet Union both financially and from the public outcry against the war/invasion.

The story I have told so far is fact and history, it is reality and can not be denied.

Now switch the United States for the Soviet Union and Iraq for Afghanistan and you can see where this whole "Iraq War" will get us.

I'm guessing by 2011 the United States will withdraw due to costs and lack of public support, no mater who our President is at the time.