The Unconsidered Enemy

Why is the United States fighting in Afghanistan?  This simple question is difficult to answer with certainty.  Without the benefit of top-secret clearance and connections, revealing the true answer is akin to solving a jigsaw puzzle while gloved and blindfolded.  And that is the easy part.  If one then happens upon the solution, proof of success is even more difficult- if not impossible.  Nonetheless, this is the type of question that thinking men are compelled to solve.

In a real attempt to arrive at the truth, the breadcrumbs of logic have led me to ponder- What if our enemies want us in Afghanistan?  What if we are actually playing into their hand?