The war in Afghanistan began in 1979 when Carter began the secret war. The secret to ending wars is to remember how you started them. nypost.com/2020/10/07/us-…
Trump's clumsy surrender to the Beach Talibs in Doha may go down in history as the most meaningless ending of any American war in history. nbcnews.com/news/world/tru…
Americans' have been in Afghanistan since the 50's. We helped build the irrigations system that became the poppy fields that spawned the heroin trade. Today heroin travels all the way to Southern Africa, America and across Asia. theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/…
Bitter Lake by Adam Curtis captures the early days of America in Afghanistan and how the country became a focal point for our military decline. Title song is Come Down To Us by Burial
The only question remaining is how the north splits from the south and how defeat is frozen in America's mind. With a helicopter on the roof of a hotel? A shot of a tank crashing through the palace gates? Nope, just back to the long grinding war. zeenews.india.com/news/world/pri…
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