Quote Originally Posted by bourbon View Post
No empire actually wants to go into Afghanistan, but they are forced into doing so in pursuit of greater objectives.
Or is that simply a way to appear to have an ability to harvest (or something...). Many empires have gone there, most discovered, belatedly, that it really wasn't worth the trouble and then went elsewhere to achieve their goals...

There are many better ways to attain objectives than by stirring up folks who live in mountains. That is always a bad idea.