And then the country was completely abandoned by the US after the Soviets left.
It needn't have been such a mess.

Ya, what is now the European Union could have done a lot for support. This is reminiscent of your comments early on in Iraq that we really should be doing something about Venezuela. It's not so much that the world does not want us to get involved. Everybody just wants to dictate how.....and take potshots from the cheap seats in hindsight.