The only thing invading Afghanistan has ever -- since Alexander -- proven is that the invader is a terrible student of history. Our sin was thinking that unlike Alexander, any number of Indian princes, the British (twice) and the Russians we had the secret to conquering this unconquerable place. Tuition is always expensive; I hope we at least learned from this completely predictable mistake.
Will we learn a lesson? Maybe, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
This whole issue was settled, like so many others, in The Princess Bride. https://youtu.be/9mTlnrXFAXE
The only thing invading Afghanistan has ever -- since Alexander -- proven is that the invader is a terrible student of history. Our sin was thinking that unlike Alexander, any number of Indian princes, the British (twice) and the Russians we had the secret to conquering this unconquerable place. Tuition is always expensive; I hope we at least learned from this completely predictable mistake.