Turning Feudal Afghanistan Into Switzerland Was Always A Fool’s Errand

The real reason behind the Afghanistan misadventure is not just bureaucratic inertia, military-industrial culture, or myopic politicians. It is hyper-emotional idealism coupled with historical ignorance.

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