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President Biden did his job, not perfectly but in the end, effectively. With material and monetary aid being siphoned off to corruption, the only option was more American military presence basically to fight a war that the Afghans were unwilling to fight themselves, at least not in an organized way that was supported by credible... 

The reason why US and NATO effort failed in Afghanistan, is overwhelming support among Afghan (and Pakistani) people for Taliban ideology and interpretation of Islam. Even most Afghan allies of US/NATO army are not any exception. America needs to rein-in their defense industry, their so-called foreign policy experts and defense think-tanks.... 

It's true that 35% or 40% of the population will always fall for authoritarians, patriarchs and tribalism, but the majority of people reject authoritarianism and all the historical wretchedness that comes with it. Intimidation through intrusion is more typically how authoritarian governments control people. What I see in the...