re: #75 albusteve

yeah?…what is that, and why does it matter?

Uh, the difference in reasons is obvious. The Soviets wanted to expand their empire into Afghanistan. The U.S. wanted to eliminate Afghanistan as a base for al-Qaeda.

Of course the reasons don’t make us more or less likely to succeed in defeating the Taliban. Only the fact that we have better weapons and a better army than the Soviets did can affect that outcome. No guarantees, of course.