Thread by @S_Coughlin_DC

1) As I recall, Feldman was a principal author of the Afghan Constitution. When asked to review the draft Constitution in 2005, I warned and in fact was sent to Doha, that if that Constitution was ratified, it was one that designed for the Taliban to be in charge.

https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/status/1426900240213450753

2) It was about a 50 page constitution. I noted that the 1st 3 articles nullified everything that followed. The 3 Articles follow:

Article 1 [Islamic Republic]. Afghanistan is an Islamic Republic, independent, unitary and indivisible state.

3) Article 2 [Religions]. (1) The religion of the state of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the sacred religion of Islam

Article 3 [Law and Religion]. In Afghanistan, no law can be contrary to the beliefs and provisions of the sacred religion of Islam.

4) What this meant, and as I briefed, every time Karzai (sp) violated sharia when supporting U.S. forces against the Taliban, the Taliban would be correct that Karzai was violating the constitution that we wrote.

5) The Taliban identified itself as the I*lamic Movement in Afghanistan. In the U.S., it was the Muslim Brotherhood who claimed leadership of the I*lamic Movement. Who became the national security communities chief advisors on fighting the Taliban (and AQ, and ISIS)?

6) How many Americans were killed/injured post constitutional ratification? FACT: we created Islamic Republics. More than a disgrace, it's criminal. It was also bi-partisan - with voices raising warning silenced and then purged. Same w the Iraqi Constitution (that the US wrote).

7) We lost those wars the moment those consts were ratified. The only question - how long to play out. An Iraqi on the const comm (like Afghani’s) told me the Iraqis wanted a const like the American. They were told the U.S. Constitution was racist and the request was rejected.