In August 2021, President Joe Biden made the decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan after a 20-year presence following the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. The president’s August 31, 2021 statement after the ill-fated attack reads like a spin-sheet, replete with messages that skirted reality and attempted to produce an early revision of history.
James Hutton continues to tell the unvarnished truth exactly as he has done since we were teammates when he was an Army captain. Proud to know him. Proud that we were Army teammates and Army Strong!
Korea... Vietnam... Iraq... we continue to try to use our military to "squeeze" democracy into places where people do not want it. The last time we won a war was WWII -- and that was done by obliterating and burying the adversary. If we aren't ready to do that, we need to stay home.
James Hutton continues to tell the unvarnished truth exactly as he has done since we were teammates when he was an Army captain. Proud to know him. Proud that we were Army teammates and Army Strong!
Korea... Vietnam... Iraq... we continue to try to use our military to "squeeze" democracy into places where people do not want it. The last time we won a war was WWII -- and that was done by obliterating and burying the adversary. If we aren't ready to do that, we need to stay home.
Truly appreciate succinct and keen insight into these summary of events.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/iraq-and-pathologies-primacy