If we run from the war formerly known as good in Afghanistan, I think we can trust that the reason will be spun as being caused by Afghanistan government corruption. Hey, it isn't really running away as much as it is cold, steely, nuanced evaluation of our chances--and why fight for a doomed war?
Yes, Afghanistan is corrupt. But lots of places are.
And note that another really corrupt place is Iraq--yet we won that war notwithstanding the very real problem of corruption.
And a number of those high corruption states have functioning governments that manage to suppress the opposition.
But what the heck, if our government is determined to run from Afghanistan, one transparent excuse is as good as another. Corruption it is!
Gosh, I can just feel the nuance radiating from the White House!
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
