The inescapable fact for opponents of our effort in Afghanistan is that people based and trained there attacked and killed 3,000 Americans on our own soil, a fact that’s stark enough for me to leave the question of the war’s necessity for another time. Any end state that leaves Afghanistan in chaos means al Qaeda will dominate enough of Afghanistan to claim victory, impunity, and an incalculable psychological boost in the Muslim world.
Tag Archives: Soviet Union
“It Was Hard Not To Feel A Bit Nostalgic For The Days When Grown-Ups Were In Charge”
November 18, 2009 – 5:20 pm
The Economist on the Reagan legacy in fighting the Cold War.
The Losing Side
November 12, 2009 – 10:30 am
The great lesson of the anti-communists, both left and right, is that nothing—good or bad—is inevitable; that the totalitarian temptation will always be there; that each generation will have to relearn this lesson; and that each generation will also have to choose whether or not to let it happen.
Prosperity and Capitalism After the Berlin Wall
November 11, 2009 – 9:44 am
The fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago this week sparked the beginning of Eastern Europe’s move towards myriad different forms of capitalism. It’s surprising how quickly the next generation has forgotten the depths of communism, and for many of these countries, it’s incredible to see how far they’ve come in twenty years.
Reaganism And Foreign Affairs
April 16, 2009 – 1:11 am
I enjoyed reading this appreciation of Ronald Reagan by William Inboden, but what he terms as “the limits of realism,” I would term as realism’s ultimate triumph.
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