"There is no good way to lose a war."
I have heard several people say that, the latest being Sir James Carville, on the 11th Hour with Brian Williams.
Perhaps someday we will learn that we cannot force our ideas of democracy and federalized government on other people around the world? Let us hope that Afghanistan was the last.
We lost the Vietnam War, also. Today, Vietnam is a staunch ally. Hopefully, somewhere, someone can plant a seed that America does have some good people in it. And after we are gone, they will remember us.
But the imperial age is over. The world is much smaller. There are no vast empires to exploit.
More than anything else, Afghanistan was a cash cow for the Defense industry. Many of them are associated with the media networks in this country. They have maintained a rather symbiotic relationship.
But now, we are leaving. In perhaps the only bright spot of this 20-year war, America is evacuating tens of thousands of Afghans who fought by our side in this lost war. Many will become American citizens. They will be as American as you and I.
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