Most of us living in The United States of America know very little about countries like Afghanistan.  We only begin to evaluate those countries when their actions have impacted some areas of our existence as citizens of The United States of America.  Again, most of us Americans knew nothing about Afghanistan until our President George W. Bush announced that we were attacking Afghanistan to capture the named villain of the September 11 attacks on American ground, Osama Bin Laden.

The terrorist had plotted with other Arabs living in the United States, to hijack planes and to attack targeted areas in the United States.  America was not at war with Osama Bin Laden.  We knew nothing about him until we were told that he was the instrumental mind behind the attacks.  Terrorism has been used by Arabs since the 1980's in a calculated psychological ploy to undermine the world's sense of security.  Terrorism is not an act of war, but an abusive hate act perpetrated by abused people against whoever happens to be around.  Like their abusers, terrorists do not target those who are targeting them.  Because abused people are frightened of their abusers.  Abusers do not attack who turned them into demonic haters because their abuser has gained control over them through fear.

Fear is what these terrorists are after.  They know what has turned them into abused haters.  And, they use the same tactics on whoever is around to exact a pound of flesh for a pound of flesh or more.

Afghanistan was attacked by American forces to capture a non-American citizen who had plotted the criminal acts of legal immigrants in an effort to force the United States to attack his abusers.  Since the government of Afghanistan had covered Osama Bin Laden, and they made no effort to effect his capture and to follow the laws of the civilized world in having him extradited to the United States, the President of the United States had to assume that Afghanistan is not a country governed by civilized law but by roving bandits, holing up in caves.  As such, Afghanistan has been seen by the civilized world as outlaw territory.  The President had every right to send in American forces to bring an outlaw to justice.