What Went Wrong in Afghanistan?: WSJ, Aug. 21, 2021 –– We Americans like to deceive ourselves. We want to believe there is good war and bad war. World War II was a good war, varnished with the patina of history. Vietnam was a bad war, its reality overridden by popular cultural narratives. Once, in the decade after 9/11, Afghanistan was the good war and Iraq the bad, a war of “choice,” not necessity. Now they are both bad.
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For Further Reference:
EXCLUSIVE: Inside Afghanistan — The First Seven Days Of Life Under The Taliban: Sayad Ahmad Sadat, National Post, Aug. 20, 2021 — It seems incredible that a single week can tear the fate of a nation into a Before and After.
Why Biden’s Lack of Strategic Patience Led to Disaster: Ryan C. Crocker, NY Times, Aug. 21, 2021 — As Americans, we have many strengths, but strategic patience is not among them.
The U.S. Is Hostage to the Taliban: Editorial, WSJ, Aug. 18, 2021 — The Taliban haven’t formally taken any Americans captive in Afghanistan, at least not yet, but it’s clear that the jihadists already have the Biden Administration as a political hostage.
The Return of ‘America Held Hostage’: Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, Aug. 18, 2021 — As Taliban forces consolidate their control of Kabul, the nature of the new regime remains somewhat veiled.
The IMF Acts Against the Taliban: Josh Lipsky and William F. Wechsler, WSJ, Aug. 18, 2021 — Among the thousands of refugees fleeing Kabul was the acting governor of Afghanistan’s central bank, Ajmal Ahmady.
