We actually REALLY suck at War. Such empowerment of corrupt officials made the security situation grow worse. As Afghan officials and other power-brokers grew more predatory, they often used unwitting international soldiers as score-settling bouncers – fingering the targets of their predation or blood feuds as Taliban or al Qaeda. This caused people to lose faith in the government and international forces, and to turn to the Taliban for support, protection, and retaliation. Thus, tragically, corrupt officials and power-brokers grew rich over the deaths of our soldiers. This is part of the reason that the Taliban is stronger today, despite huge numbers of casualties resulting from 13 years of successful U.S. tactical operations.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:57:29 +0000
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