An unbiased report about Afghanistan. As Peter says, good bedtime reading.
For a related viewpoint on how thing work there, I suggest reading James
Michener's "Caravans." His commentaries on politics and expert opinions are
relevant today. Eric
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From: Peter A Poccia <danangdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:37 AM
To: Peter A Poccia <danangdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Report of the Special Inspector General For Afghanistan Reconstruction
Some bedtime reading. The synopsis in the Marine Corps times:
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/flashpoints/afghanistan/2021/08/17/final-inspector-general-report-details-all-the-ways-the-us-failed-in-afghanistan/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marinecorpstimes.com%2Fflashpoints%2Fafghanistan%2F2021%2F08%2F17%2Ffinal-inspector-general-report-details-all-the-ways-the-us-failed-in-afghanistan%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cea356fc5c5824f3481b908d96327530f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637649842810475958%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4qzErIDLG5TXxSFzewYaHG3L%2Bg7ZzBb593EpSXWTjA4%3D&reserved=0>
The 140 page report:
https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-21-46-LL.pdf<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sigar.mil%2Fpdf%2Flessonslearned%2FSIGAR-21-46-LL.pdf&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cea356fc5c5824f3481b908d96327530f%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637649842810485950%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2BMBzcye89pjFKYs4spDXymyIFXC16HEg8k6iIvZrXYE%3D&reserved=0>
My favorite quote from the head of the SIGAR office because it rings so, so,
true:
“Don’t believe what you’re told by the generals or the ambassadors or people in
the administration saying we’re never going to do this again,” John Sopko, head
of the SIGAR office, told reporters in July. “That’s exactly what we said after
Vietnam: we’re never going to do this again. Lo and behold, we did Iraq. And we
did Afghanistan. We will do this again.”
"There is infinite hope, but not for us." Kafka
Pietro
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"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and
conscientious stupidity" Dr Martin Luther King, jr
