[Salon] missing the point about the Afghanistan withdrawal tragedy

[Kelley Vlahos <vlahos@quincyinst.org>]

Morning all -- My colleague Adam Weinstein, who is also a combat veteran who served in Afghanistan, has a moving and compelling take on the very myopic and politically driven focus on the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan that began on Aug 30, 2021. The most tragic lines in the piece are at the end:

 "Perhaps the harshest indictment of the 20-year war in Afghanistan is how little it will be discussed in the future. Each year, it will be briefly remembered on this day as a failure and then largely forgotten until the next anniversary."

Please read and share today if you can: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/afghanistan-war-withdrawal/

All the best,

Kelley