The U.S. should have been more careful before it threw 1 trillion additional dollars into the money supply. If the dollar is ditched in favor of another currency, the U.S. as we know it today will no longer exist.
The problem is that in Afghanistan there is only a handful of scenery which could be viewed as beautiful. As a whole, considering the vast amounts of bleak, arid mountain-desert, Afghanistan is quite ugly.
As I commented in the source article, the article is like saying the Sahara desert is beautiful, refreshing, and full of life based on visiting an oasis.
When I was in Afghanistan almost 2 years ago, the country was in the midst of falling apart and falling to the Taliban. I would not be hopeful that things would change in 10 years time to make it a vacation place; even now, it is incredibly dangerous for people with jobs who do relief/aid work to be there.
I do not think that most people realize how bad the situation really is, and stories like this do not help correct that perception.
The problem is that in Afghanistan there is only a handful of scenery which could be viewed as beautiful. As a whole, considering the vast amounts of bleak, arid mountain-desert, Afghanistan is quite ugly.
As I commented in the source article, the article is like saying the Sahara desert is beautiful, refreshing, and full of life based on visiting an oasis.
I do not think that most people realize how bad the situation really is, and stories like this do not help correct that perception.