Are the Americans destined to meet the same fate in Afghanistan as the Russians? Ahmed Rashid argues that it is not too late for Washington to make good on its promises. Full Story »
Posted by Diana Dominguez
This is quality journalism at its finest. GRAVEYARD OF ANALOGIES is a fascinating and insightful examination of the similarities and differences between the debacle of the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in 1979 and the Bush Administration's ill-fated decision in 2001 after 9/11 not battle known al Qa'eda and the Tailban strongholds in Afghanistan choosing instead to focus the war on terror in Saddam Hussein's Iraq with devastating consequences: the destruction and destabilization in Afghanistan, increased hostilities between Pakistan and India and shock waves of instability in the Central Asia region. Eight years later the Obama Administration inherits unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and tries not 'to meet ... More »
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