Thomas Friedman on Afghanistan

Thomas Friedman believes the US military presence in Afghanistan is a good thing because it brings education.
The US spends $100 million per day on the military in Afghanistan, versus $7 million per day on aid from all donors. That shows immediately that the US military presence in Afghanistan has nothing to do with education--if the US wanted to bring education to the country they would withdraw their troops and give millions of dollars to groups working to promote education.