I think President Biden, despite his embarrassing press conference on July 7, made the right decision about Afghanistan.
The war was unwinnable. The military establishment has known this for at least 10 years.
President Obama knew this, but did not have the moral courage to take the final step. President Trump understood this, and scheduled a troop withdrawal to be completed after the 2020 elections. It was left to Joe Biden to take the final step.
Saying the U.S. should have stayed longer in Afghanistan is like saying the Wile E. Coyote character in the Road Runner cartoons should not have looked down after he ran off the edge of the cliff.
Back during the George W. Bush administration, Karl Rove told a reporter that the U.S. was an empire that could afford to ignore the "reality-based community" because it had the power to create its own reality. We now see where arrogance and willful ignorance lead.
As someone said, it is possible to ignore reality, but it is not possible to ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.Continue reading "Reality catches up with U.S. in Afghanistan"
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