The Exit From Afghanistan, A House of Cards

Cartoon by Henry Payne

AN AMERICAN EXIT FROM AFGHANISTAN SEEMS CERTAIN.  AND THAT CERTAINTY WILL BRING ABOUT THE COLLAPSE OF THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT THERE WITH THE TALIBAN ONCE AGAIN TAKING CONTROL OF THE REGION.  SUPPORT AT HOME IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY MORE OF THE PROTRACTED CONFLICT.  THE FLIP SIDE HOWEVER, IS THAT ONCE WE'RE GONE AND THE TALIBAN RE-ASSUME THE REIGNS OF POWER WE WILL ONCE AGAIN FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER MAJOR ATTACK COMING FROM THAT COUNTRY AND AGAIN THE PUBLIC OUTRAGE AND ANGER COULD EASILY PUT US ON THE PATH OF REVENGE.  IT'S AN ABSOLUTE MESS WE FIND OURSELVES IN AND I PUT THE BLAME ON THE POLICY THAT ALLOWED THE TALIBAN SANCTUARY IN PAKISTAN.  WE HAVE NEVER WON A CONFLICT WHEN THE ENEMY WAS ALLOWED A SAFE HAVEN FROM WHICH TO ATTACK OUR FORCES.  NOT IN VIET NAM, NOT IN KOREA, AND CERTAINLY NOT IN AFGHANISTAN.

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