Blog Credo

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

H.L. Mencken

Monday, April 19, 2021

This Is Infuriating

 Apparently, back at the beginning of our long war in Afghanistan, we had a shot at peace. This makes sense, given the weak legitimacy of the Taliban. Through a combination of our own lack of strategic planning and the nature of blood feuds in Central Asia, we wound up squandering any chance at finding a peaceful solution in Afghanistan, perhaps even including leads on bin Laden. 

The Bush Administration never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity. He remains our worst two-term president.

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