Afghanistan: From The Taliban To The Taliban. Oh, And Happy Fifth Anniversary! (August 17, 2026)
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K “Snatching defeat not from the jaws of victory, but ripping defeat from the jaws of defeat.”
J “Failure is not a bug, it is a feature. It is the game plan.”
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J “And it is working.”
K “This is the five year anniversary of another celebrated U.S. defeat.”
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[See the e-commentary at Afghanistan: Free Friendlies; Impeach Biden (August 23, 2021) after the cowardly U.S. retreat from Afghanistan and the massive transfer of technology to unfriendly folks; a discussion of the ceaseless lies about Afghanistan at Afghanistan: The Usual Lies And Liars. Oh, And Happy I.F. Stone’s Birthday! (December 16, 2019); a discussion of the challenge of Afghanistan almost seventeen years ago at The Audacity of Afghanistan (Dec. 7, 2009); and a discussion of the challenge of Afghanistan almost nineteen years ago at Is Afghanistan On The Map? A Failure That Hasn’t Succeeded? (February 12, 2007).]
Bumper Stickers of the Week:
“We’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and finishing off Iran.” Retired U.S. General Wesley Clark stated shortly after the September 11 attacks after a Pentagon officer told him about a proposed U.S. military plan to remove governments in seven countries within five years.
And Afghanistan for good measure.
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Viet Nam: LBJ’s ‘Nam;
Iraq: Bush’s ‘Nam;
Afghanistan: O’Bama’s and Biden’s ‘Nam
Iran: Trump’s ‘Nam
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When considering the reliability of information provided to you by the government of the United States of America, it is important that you recall and reflect:
They fibbed about Viet Nam.
They fibbed about Cambodia.
They fibbed about Laos.
They fibbed about Cuba.
They fibbed about El Salvador.
They fibbed about Nicaragua.
They fibbed about Guatemala.
They fibbed about Panama.
They fibbed about Honduras.
They fibbed about Venezuela.
They fibbed about Chile.
They fibbed about the Spanish-American War.
They fibbed about the Mexican War.
They fibbed about Pearl Harbor.
They fibbed about 9/11.
They fibbed about Osama bin Laden.
They fibbed about Afghanistan.
They fibbed about Kuwait.
They fibbed about Iraq.
They fibbed about Saddam Hussein.
They fibbed about Libya.
They fibbed about Muammar Gaddafi.
They are fibbing about Yemen.
They are fibbing about Somalia.
They are fibbing about Sudan.
They are fibbing about Syria.
They are fibbing about Palestine.
They are fibbing about Iran.
They are fibbing about Ukraine.
They are fibbing about Niger.
They are fibbing about the War on Terror.
They are fibbing.
They do not seem to be telling the truth.
Things really did not turn out so super in Nicaragua, Grenada, Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, Serbia, Somalia, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, and Iran, but who is counting?
But who cares?
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