Chinese Communist Party
1921 - 2021
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'At first it was a lie, then a strong delusion and, at last, downright madness'
Wellington
[As acknowledged admirers of the American, British and NATO Military and their know-how and, sometimes, supporters of their military actions, we would be forgiven if we try to make a critique of the extended and naïve views expressed by the author, without questioning the bravery of combatants on all sides.]
The Americans
The war was flawed from the beginning, as it was based on lies that, unlike in other occasions, could not survive the confrontation with a determined, religious and ideologically motivated, enemy in a suitable geopolitical terrain. The populations of the West, also, knew, if only instinctively, that something was wrong and that, the political and military elites, were in a fake operation driven by the delusions of Cold War and Gulf War 'victories' and the defeat of organised working-class resistance in the West.
It is not possible to blame the Americans for a withdrawal that comes 20 years too late. Either, Afghanistan became another State of the USA or, as it could not be otherwise today, America had to run at the first opportunity, as further occupation was, neither politically, nor economically or militarily, sustainable. President Trump did take the right decision and President Biden had, inevitably, to follow, as he has done on other policies, the previous administration.
Strategically, the decision to withdraw is correct, as it extricates America from a 'long term trap' set up by the regional powers. The question is if, this badly, donkey led, West, can survive the fallout.
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