The New Normal: Sending Troops to Afghanistan and Forgetting They Exist
The lack of public debate about whether it’s appropriate to send more U.S. and NATO troops to Afghanistan is almost un-American.
Daniel R. DePetris [2]
The handwriting is on the wall: Whether it’s a strategically sound policy or not, it’s likely the Trump administration will authorize the Pentagon to deploy an additional three thousand to five thousand U.S. troops to Afghanistan to ostensibly prevent the Taliban from capturing more territory.
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