Posted on May 6, 2021
The West’s departure from Afghanistan is a gamble
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We haven't "Won" in 20 years. Is staying going to increase our chance of "winning"?
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SFC Casey O'Mally
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It is impossible to win a game which has no rules for when it ends, or how score is kept.
We have NEVER had a clearly identified and expressed end state or strategic goal. We have never had a clear idea of what "winning" looks like. We still don't. In that scenario, it is impossible to declare victory. (Of course, it is also impossible to declare defeat - which in my jaded opinion is why we have not had decisive end states.)
It is impossible to win a game which has no rules for when it ends, or how score is kept.
We have NEVER had a clearly identified and expressed end state or strategic goal. We have never had a clear idea of what "winning" looks like. We still don't. In that scenario, it is impossible to declare victory. (Of course, it is also impossible to declare defeat - which in my jaded opinion is why we have not had decisive end states.)
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Need to know when to hold them and when to fold them if you're a gambler. We're way past time to fold them. Our presence may have stopped turmoil for a decade or so but when your history is centuries of turmoil there's no reason to not believe things will return to what was their normal. Unfortunately that's not what the West would like to see.
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I knew we were on the way out when we sat down at the same table with the taliban.
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