Talk about the pot calling the kettle black....
OK, I totally get the motivation for spreading fear, the patriot act, and Iraq. All of those seem pretty obvious. However, why on earth would anyone want to invade Afghanistan, in this scenario at least, a country which many have certainly conquered, but none have held for for than a few years. It has no natural resources that can be easily exported, and it is in a part of the world where its occupation would piss off a lot of nations. So whats the upside?
It certainly doesnt damage the theory, but the part about Afghanistan always made me wonder.