What a mess. Forget "social re-engineering." That should never be the mission of the U.S. military, and the Founders would be livid. We were right to knock down the Taliban after 9/11, but doing anything but leaving immediately after that -- with the promise to return and make them glow like Chernobyl if they mess with us again -- is a recipe for Vietnam II, even if our motives are right.Story here, courtesy of the inestimable Michael Yon courtesy of Big Hollywood...
New Afghan War: Frontline Correspondent Says Fight Has Morphed
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I remember reading of the hazards of Nation Building in high school history textbooks. Yes, I was paying attention.
Didn't Hegel say, "History teaches that man learns nothing from History?"
--CI
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