Debunking the Safe Haven Myth

[rangerrebew]

Debunking the Safe Haven Myth
By Daniel Davis For Defense Priorities
 

Bottom Line: The U.S. presence in Afghanistan has been justified using the false claim that withdrawal will create a “safe haven” for terrorism. Debunking the safe haven myth reveals the absurdity of U.S. engagement in Afghanistan, and could pave the way for a full troop withdrawal.

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the United States undertook a military operation in Afghanistan designed to topple the Taliban government. This mission succeeded in relatively short order, and subsequently gave way to a long-term U.S. presence in Afghanistan.

U.S. involvement in Afghanistan since 2003 has largely been a counterinsurgency effort waged by the United States on behalf of the Afghan government -- not in defense of U.S. security interests. Advocates of continued intervention that the United States must remain in Afghanistan until Kabul can govern effectively. If the past two decades are any indication, that means the United States will remain in the country indefinitely.

https://www.realclearpublicaffairs.com/public_affairs/2020/05/07/debunking_the_safe_haven_myth_491050.html

[Absalom]

In history, Afghanistan has been invaded some dozen times;
among them Greece (under Alexander), the Soviet Union and the USA.
The former conquered it, while the latter two failed miserably. Why???
Sun-tze told the world:
" When you know your enemy and yourself, you will be successful in every battle";
wisdom that requires no further explanation.

[Cyber Liberty]

In history, Afghanistan has been invaded some dozen times;
among them Greece (under Alexander), the Soviet Union and the USA.
The former conquered it, while the latter two failed miserably. Why???
Sun-tze told the world:
" When you know your enemy and yourself, you will be successful in every battle";
wisdom that requires no further explanation.

If the clamor of politics over the last several decades is any indication, we know neither the character of the Afghans nor ourselves.

[Absalom]

If the clamor of politics over the last several decades is any indication, we know neither the character of the Afghans nor ourselves.

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Indeed!!!