German and Croatian intelligence agencies intercept communication between Afghan leaders claiming responsibility for the attack against US sovereignty that being the second attack against the same location (first one in 1993) constituted an invasion attempt by U.N. law giving the US legal authority to retaliate as a non-aggressor.
The US and Afghanistan
The US is not at war with the government of Afghanistan.
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When Afghanistan jet fighters are fighting US jet fighters. When Afghanistan tanks are fighting US tanks. When Afghanistan warships are fighting US warships. When Afghanistan soldiers are fighting US soldiers. Then it will be like Vietnam. Right now, it just a law enforcement issue; finding terrorists, arresting them, or terminating them.
" Tonkin Gulf Resolution "
The war in Afghanistan seems to have been going on for the longest time. US soldiers were first sent into Afghanistan after the Russian pulled out of Afghanistan. The first US soldiers entered Afghanistan in 2001.
The US invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to wage war on terrorism, as Afghanistan is a hub for terrorists. The US is not at war with Afghanistan, but is working with the country to fight terrorism and keep Afghanistan out of terrorist hands. The same ideology was behind the Iraqi War.
84,000 US Soldiers are currently at war in Afghanistan
The US has been fighting in Afghanistan longer it was fighting in Vietnam. It is the longest war in US history.
The justification for the US going to war with Iraq is slightly open to question and debate. The main reason given was because they believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and they had to be disarmed. Many believe it was simply to remove Saddam Hussein though and some even think it was for reasons of oil.
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The US and Afghanistan
No. The US Congress passed two Authorizations of the Use of Military Force for Afghanistan and Iraq. This is lesser than a Declaration of War.
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The Afghanistan war started because US blamed Afghans for 9/11 attacks
The Afghanistan war started because US blamed Afghans for 9/11 attacks