Monthly Archives: August 2021

Afghanistan Part III – A Failure of Methodology

…Or How To Teach Someone Absolutely Nothing “We need to let them fail.”  I said to my boss.   Some people ask me what my job was over there.  I simply say – even to fellow veterans – that I was a Brigade … Continue reading

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Afghanistan Part II – Why We Lost.

Afghanistan is not a Nation-state.  It’s a collection of tribes.  The area of Central Asia we call “Afghanistan” is a construct of 19th century politics between the British and Russian empires.  If Western Civilization has one flaw, it’s our obsession with drawing national boundaries … Continue reading

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Afghanistan Part I. Why We Lost.

Joe Biden – or whomever is controlling him has had the reigns of power for a short seven months. While his bungling of America’s exit from Central Asia is breathtaking, we can’t blame him for why we lost. Credit for … Continue reading

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