Tolerance of systemic violence against women can’t be justified in the name of anti-imperialism, helping other human beings isn’t “a savior complex,” and leaving the most powerless & desperate people to fend for themselves in the hour of their agony isn’t political sophistication

Yes.That was an afterthought to bring US public on board. Women's rights had zero to do with the invasion, just as it had zero to do with Reagan and Casey's support for the Mujahideen fighting the USSR- backed regime in the 1980s which pushed women's rights (to their detriment.)