Putin: ’US spent $1.5 TRILLION on Afghanistan and what did they get in return? Nothing’

President Putin had some choice words to assess the American war in Afghanistan, claiming the same excuses have been used for centuries. ’This attempt to ’civilize’ other people, to impose western civilization on them, I hope they’ll realize it was a mistake.’ He added that his counterparts ’have kept doing this since the times of the so-called Enlightenment… they still maintain their influence using democracy as an excuse.’