We are All Afganistan - Democracy 4.0

On September 11, 2001 we were attacked by evildoers. Conspiracy or not, the citizens and peaceful of Afganistan had been oppressed by the Taliban, Russians, and others. A veritable Switzerland of the middle east overrun by Nazis. When we Americans came in and drove the Taliban out, the locals were actually happy. This is the one good thing Americans can be proud of. They loved us. They "greeted us with flowers in the street."

And we promised to help rebuild. We didn't. Didn't do much of anything. Gave them a copy of Democracy 3.7, propped up a figure head, and moved on to bigger and more rewarding things.

We failed in our promises. Now the gangs and the thugs have moved back in. The Taliban are in charge and the only flowers the locals are greeting us with are poppies.

The United States has been overrun and looted by pirates. Real skull and bones stuff, absent the Jolly Roger. We have to rebuild here, or so we hear. This country first. If the royal GW Bush flush is to be undone, we not only have to rebuild New Orleans as Bush promised, we have to also, and maybe first, rebuild Afganistan. It is a small country. They don't have oil. They are landlocked. Ask Switzerland, Paraguay, and Tibet how easy it is to survive if your people don't have effective sea access. Unless we do as we said, Afganistan will always be a backwoods mafia pirate roost.
So we promised the full freedom of democracy (which means a couple of generations of leting them make thier own decsions even if counter to us), and monetary and security support. Help them help themselves rebuild. And the 40% to 50% of US aid fund that stay in the US...no they get it all and they get to use it how they see fit, as long as it is for peaceful purposes, that being our only prerequisit.

Then we can rebuild America on the same democratic model. Democracy 4.0

Maybe Jefferson was right. Each generation must fight its own revolution. This is our generation's revolution. It is best if people don't have to die.