Originally Posted by Eric5273

Yes, American troops did cross into Germany about a month before Russian troops did, but if you look at the map, you will see why:



Berlin is near the eastern border. The Germans had more troops in western Poland and Austria than they did in Western Germany. The goal at the end was to protect Berlin.





Ummm....the military says this:

The military objectives of Operation Enduring Freedom, as articulated by President George W. Bush in his Sept. 20th Address to a Joint Session of Congress and his Oct. 7th address to the country, include the destruction of terrorist training camps and infrastructure within Afghanistan, the capture of al Qaeda leaders, and the cessation of terrorist activities in Afghanistan.

Of course you are correct, and they were full of BS, but that is what they said. You should add a couple of important words to your statement:

The goal was to remove the Taliban and instill a leadership more in line with Western business interests.