If Afghanistan were an orphaned child needing adoption it would deserve parents that really care and love the child.
The US is not the ideal adoptive parents. We, as a people, are frankly ambivilent towards Afghanistan which is the most disadvantaged and disfunctional Muslim territory in the world.
Afghanistan may or may not destabilize Pakistaan whether we occupy it or not. I would safely say that our occupation fuels more hatred than our absence.

The powers that be, those who make big money on Afghanistan's #1 crop of opium for heroin, like whatever gets them their product. What tribal war lords and goverment there is in the territory* rely on the cash crop going to Turkey and Russia to be refined and sold.
If they get sore enough at the Taliban for stealing their market you can be assured they will do something about it. (* Afghanistan is not even a nation in the traditional sense)

I want not one more drop of American blood to sink into Afghanistan sand to preserve any drug corrupt status quo or heroin rivalries of the rich.

When it comes to nation building, look around, we need to start nation building at home.

IF you really want to adopt, at least find a country, that you can love and loves us in return.

Frankly I think we should adopt America for a change.

For 100 $million dollars a day, the money just might do some good here at home with the most important bonus of all, stopping the death, dismemberment and brain damage of our young dedicated troops for all the wrong reasons.

Thats the way I see it. Are you with me or against me?