“After the Russians were defeated a vacuum was created by our non-presence in this region, eventually creating a terrorist stronghold and the rest is history. A tremendous amount of precious metals are beneath the soil of this country with the potential for it to become something special. Leaving Afghanistan would return this country to the stone age and harm women and children in such ways we can't imagine. This country needs time and peace. No one can help them achieve socially and economically what they can become, but the United States.”