By Thomas Joscelyn - Weekly Standard
America has lost the state of war inwards Afghanistan. Washington may non desire to acknowledge it, together with the U.S. armed services insists the conflict is a “stalemate.” But brand no mistake: The master 9/11 state of war has been lost.
On Thursday, the Taliban attacked a coming together betwixt Afghan officials together with the tiptop U.S. armed services commander inwards Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Austin S. Miller. Americans inwards attendance were wounded, but Miller was unhurt. At to the lowest degree 3 Afghan officials, though, were killed, including Gen. Abdul Raziq, a cardinal American ally together with powerbroker inwards southern Afghanistan. The U.S. military’s initial disputation on the assault was a skillful event of its cognitive dissonance. Instead of a sum condemnation, Col. Dave Butler, the spokesman for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, claimed it was simply an “Afghan-on-Afghan incident.” This is an absurd characterization given that the Taliban speedily claimed responsibility, a crucial anti-Taliban commander was killed, together with Americans were wounded, all inwards the presence of the U.S. full general inwards accuse of the state of war effort.
The U.S. reaction makes to a greater extent than feel when you lot realize that America isn’t trying to defeat the Taliban but desperately searching for a agency out, whitewashing the Taliban to justify an exit.
It has been left to America’s diplomats to negotiate a face-saving deal—one inwards which the U.S.A. tin dismiss leave of absence without the appearance of losing. But at that topographic point are many reasons to intend this diplomatic gambit is misguided…
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