Opinion | speechboy71: It’s clear that Afghanistan is today in a better place than it was then. But there’s also no doubt that for two decades the U.S. made one disastrous policy decision after another that today have put all these gains at risk.
in the line of duty. Others may follow soon, and to many observers, it’s a question of when, not if, Kabul joins them.
It’s clear that Afghanistan is today in a better place than it was then, particularly for Afghan women, who lived in near captivity under Taliban rule. But there’s also no doubt that for two decades the U.S. made one disastrous policy decision after another that today have put all these gains at risk.These bad choices began before the initial phase of the war even ended. At Tora Bora, the U.S.
From the beginning, the U.S. war in Afghanistan was grounded in hubris and a profound misunderstanding of Afghan history, politics and culture.President Barack Obama agreed to surge 30,000 troops to Afghanistan The Trump administration, to the extent it had an actual policy in Afghanistan, had few options to reverse the Taliban’s gains and in its obvious desire to bring American troops home encouraged the insurgents to simply bide their time until a U.S. withdrawal.For two decades, American policymakers failed to grasp that Afghanistan, despite its natural beauty and resourceful people, is a failed state.
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