Prof. Mark JUERGENSMEYER: Was Afghanistan an unnecessary war?
Prof. Mark JUERGENSMEYER

Prof. Mark JUERGENSMEYER

Was Afghanistan an unnecessary war?

The Bush regime clearly had been determined to topple the Taliban regime regardless of whether or not they banished bin Laden from the country or released him into the hands of a third-party nation for a trial. It regarded the Taliban not only as an accomplice of Osama bin Laden but also as a kind of terrorist movement in its own right.