The Map

I have asked dozens, if not hundreds, of Americans to please tell me why, exactly, America is at war with Afghanistan, the longest war in American history. Some say, "Because they attacked us." Most have no answer, whatsoever, but instead ask me, "Why?" I respond by asking them what large oil-producing nation borders Afghanistan in the west. Some guess, "Iraq." Nobody knows. I then ask what large oil-consuming nation borders Afghanistan on the East. Nobody knows. I tell them the answers are Iran (Israel's and Saudi Arabia's arch enemy) and China

0 miles: Distance from Afghanistan to Iran

0 miles: Distance from Afghanistan to China

7,477 miles: Distance from Afghanistan to Washington, D.C.

Said a different way, the USA invaded and occupies a nation on the other side of the planet that fucking borders Iran and China, then complains about Persian and Chinese aggressive behavior in the Persian Gulf and South China Sea.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-11-18/there-exists-government-within-government-within-united-states