America has Failed in Afghanistan

Today, after 10 years of fighting in Afghanistan, the Taliban have attacked the U.S. embassy in the capital city of Kabul.  This attack says more than anything else about our success in permanently ending the Taliban control of that country.  It will be no surprise that after the U.S. army has withdrawn that the Taliban returns to power.

This situation is so reminiscent of Vietnam.  In that country our armed forces could not identify the enemy because they were dressed in civilian clothes and were part of the society we were trying to help.  The Vietnamese did not want our help and neither do the Afghans.  We have been trying to re-build their nation into a society that looks like America.  Our generals and Defense Department managers have called it “nation building.”  I call it American stupidity.

Of course the Karzai government wants the U.S. to stay and continue its fruitless effort.  We have poured millions of dollars into that nation.  We have propped up their phony government.  Quickly departing that country is the best thing we can do for our nation.