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All the warning signs were there, if one cared to read them.
The Brits had tried three times to occupy Afghanistan; the Russians, once. Instead of coming to grips with al Qaida and then leaving, the politicians and generals decided to stay on, so that we could get even with the Taliban. (How puritanical is that?)
The misguided belief in raw military power solving all issues clouded their judgment. Might is right - so they say. They somehow thought they would be fine to remain.
The last attempt, by the Russians, had a nasty twist to it. The CIA and Pentagon came up with a plan to stick it to the Russians. They supplied the Taliban, who were resisting the occupation, with weapons, some of which were very sophisticated. This greatly contributed to the demise of the Russian effort.
