Reply #27: You seemed to have misunderstood how a UN resolution is translated into US military action. [View All]

[Romulox]

Nobody asked about the UN resolution. We asked what the "mission" was from the perspective of US involvement, as articulated (or not) by the Commander in Chief of US armed forces. Hope this clarification helps.

"The US and the rest of NATO are in Afghanistan at the request of the UN, engaged in a mission defined by the UN."

No. US troops are in Afghanistan because they are ordered there by the US Commander in Chief; neither the UN, "village elders", NATO, nor anyone else has the authority to deploy US troops.