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** WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021
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If there is a sin superior to every other it is that of willful and offensive war. Most other sins are circumscribed within narrow limits, that is, the power of one man cannot give them a very general extension, and many kind of sins have only a mental existence from which no infection arises; but he who is the author of a war, lets loose the whole contagion of Hell, and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.
– Thomas Paine, “The American Crisis V ([link removed]) ” [March 21, 1778]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 18, 2021
A Better Direction Entails Fundamental Change ([link removed])
With the Taliban defeat of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the temptation will be to engage only in “smart” interventions in the future. You can already see this in the countless articles and commentaries about the Afghan debacle, both in the mainstream press and on the Internet. Most of the critiques revolve around how the the war and the resulting occupation were mismanaged. ...
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The Future of Freedom Foundation
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Kabul’s Collapse and DC’s Incurable Arrogance ([link removed])
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Should We Blame Biden For Afghan War Loss? ([link removed])
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Ron Paul Liberty Report
Blame Bush and Obama for the Afghan Disaster ([link removed])
by Scott Horton
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Afghanistan Aftermath: No Firings? No Resignations? ([link removed])
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$10,000 Invested in Defense Stocks When Afghanistan War Began Now Worth Almost $100,000 ([link removed])
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