Reddit reviews Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan
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Someone read Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan ! Great book and must read!
> Trump's insensitive public messages about what he thinks about Muslim-majority countries has "legitimately pissed" Muslims around the world
People don't pursue a career in suicide bombing because some blustery American criticized their country. 95% of them do it in response to foreign military occupation of their country.
> there was reason to believe that the effects of efforts to leave were so much worse than staying
That is the propaganda, and it's not without some truth. It would certainly be worse for the US government and the military-industrial complex. And Afghanistan will certainly get on with its civil war when we leave, just like Iraq did, whether that's now or 50 years from now.
But in the meantime, the US presence continues to make things worse. I'm halfway through this book. There is no way to read 100 pages of it and not be convinced (a) we have no business in Afghanistan (b) the people close to the situation know this perfectly well, but (c) they have too much to lose by admitting as much so they keep killing people.
> there is an absurd jump in the argument that she "certainly helped make it worse" to having "no qualms about committing mass murder in your name and mine"
Mass murder is in fact the US's foreign policy, so I'm not sure what's questionable. More color on Hillary in particular.
> I cannot fathom how any disdain could be worse than the feelings emoted towards Trump (before the election, let alone now).
Candidate Trump was finally talking some sense about foreign policy. Half the time, anyway. He acknowledged the elephant in the room that our interventions create terrorists, and we should pursue more peace. We should wind down NATO, as the enemy it was created to oppose disappeared 25 years ago. Other countries should pick up more of the bill for their own defense. He's followed through only very weakly in Europe, but IMHO he still has a higher chance of leaving fewer bodies than Hillary would have.
Lol I’m sorry I’ve always s been anti-war fucking sue me. Go read a book and actually understand where terrorism is inspired from.
For example like the soldiers that were just convicted for killing Afghan civilians for sport, posing with dead bodies and some taking killed civilians fingers as trophies.
Maybe try this excellent book