Cannoneer No. 4, I hear what you are saying and I agree with your above post.

Old Blue, I am not real sure what could have been done to help. Civil war broke out almost immediately following the Soviet pull out. Who were we to back? That mess finally sorted itself out when the Taliban won the civil war and gained power. I just don’t think that there was any way to involve ourselves. Without the benefit of hindsight I still say we made the best decision possible by steering clear of the whole mess.