As the images of chaos at Afghanistan’s main airport looped on the news channels, “disaster” quickly became the favored word of commentators, followed by “disgrace.” What we saw was disturbing, especially the evidence that U.S. forces hadn’t secured the airport early on. But 20 years after the U.S. first sent its soldiers to police the country and spent billions arming a huge Afghan army – a force that quickly melted away – Americans saw their […]

Mission Impossible Was Not Possible
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