Jack Carr: US hubris in Afghanistan – here's the price we paid for not learning lessons of history
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How did this happen? Simply put, our elected officials and senior level military leaders were trapped by their own intellectual inertia, condemning us to eventual defeat.
As I watch Afghanistan fall to the Taliban, I remember my friends who fought and died there. This year, for the first time in U.S. history, one could have joined the military, served for 20 years, and retired while the country is still involved in the same war. In what is accurately described as imperial hubris, the United States political-military establishment confused entry and initial resolve with victory. They were wrong; America’s sons and daughters paid the price.More Related News