The Real Reason for US to stay in Afghanistan

Undoubtedly, the President of Afghanistan would like his country to be totally on its own.  That way, he could negotiate the development of Afghanistan's natural resources to the highest bidder!  But the US has over 10 years of investment in that country and has sacrificed its country's blood to establish a vital nation with a central government in place and a social structure that is meeting citizenry's needs to a greater extent each day.  The US ought to have privileged status in reaping the benefits that are bound to accrue to that country--a land rich in natural resources,including its population.  For, we've joined hands in a unified effort.

I recall years ago as Russia was pulling out from Afghanistan, I had several discussions with my Russian friends (who were in Russia), pleading the case that Russia should stay there.  I feared a disintegration of the governmental structure, not to say the return to a pre-dawn civilization, that the land would undergo.  Whatever the reason, Russia was hell-bent to get out--too many helicopters lost?

Anyway, I'm hopeful, as is former President Bush, that the relationship between Afghanistan and the US will flourish in coming years.