Introduction
The War in Afghanistan was launched in response to the 9/11 attacks. The purpose of the war was to capture Bin Laden, destroy Al Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime. Considering the lack of results, the justification of the war has evolved to a mission of democratization and development that is going nowhere. The western forces face a growing insurgency and an endless war. Taliban extremist are posing as Afghan citizens so as not to draw attention to themselves and therefore The Americans and NATO have no way to tell who is part of the Taliban and who is just a normal Afghan citizen. This eventually leads to the deaths of innocent people and a growing hatred of the western states. The Taliban were driven out of Afghanistan by the United States and Afghanistan was left without a government. The United Nations took over for an interim period until a mutual government was created. Democracy came into Afghanistan again and people had their rights and freedoms restored. Professor Samuel P. Huntington’s theory states how the western countries believe that their government is far superior to any other and that they can’t picture any other form of government functioning better. Huntington’s theory states that the primary source of conflict in world politics is due to the difference in people’s cultural identities. His theory states that there is a clash of civilizations happening. It is a, “West vs. the rest,” battle. His theory put forth that we will be fighting over our different religious views and cultural differences. He states that the biggest way we classify ourselves is by our civilization which causes an, “us vs. you,” mentality. Huntington has a couple theories explaining why countries ally with other countries and why countries fight other countries. The Kin country syndrome is Huntington’s theory that explains why certain countries become allies. He states that countries sometimes become allies without even planning it or realizing it...