Trump Can Call Afghanistan A ‘Hellhole,’ But He Still Wants Bagram: Why? – OpEd

US President Donald Trump has once again referred to Afghanistan as “a hell.” Two weeks ago, he called it “a hellhole.” The words made headlines, but they also exposed a contradiction few in Washington seem willing to confront. If Afghanistan is nothing more than a wasteland, an unredeemable pit of chaos, then why has Trump repeatedly spoken of taking Bagram Air Base back? Why threaten military action, why sketch plans, why express such determination to regain a foothold in the very country he claims is worthless?