Where things stood on Jul 30, 2021
It's been reported trillions of dollars in aide for roads, buildings and it's military apparatus disappeared through corruption without oversight. What few buildings and roads were actually built the people remained convinced the Taliban did these for them.
We screwed up by not truly knowing the history of how the Talban came into being. We also early on thought it would be a swell idea to arm the Taliban against Russia. Yeah well, Karma's a bitch.
In short. Wars are won by winning over hearts and minds. Victory that comes through the use of military force is doomed to be short lived. Know thy enemy before thinking about engaging them. Without a thorough working knowledge of the history and the thoughts of the Afghanistan people themselves it put us in a position of potential failure before we began.
Question is, have we learned this lesson before engaging another country. I doubt it. History isn't one of our highest priorities when it comes to our schools and universities. Neither is it with our intelligence, state department or military officials over the last four administrations evidently.
Right now, what everyone needs to know is the Taliban in Afghanistan has America on the ropes. The evacuation plan to get Americans out of there is not working as planned. An estimated 15,000 Americans are unable to safely make their way to the airport. Those that can make a run for it and get inside should be OK.
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