A Decade Later

"The security situation in Afghanistan remains tenuous, with instability
fueled by a resilient and still confident insurgency, tribal tensions,
political challenges, and competition for influence in the future,"- David Petraeus, laying the groundwork for permanent occupation. Henry Kissinger says two things:

Mr Kissinger added that fighting the Taliban until it was reduced to
impotence "would take more time than the American political system would
permit".

But:

"On the other hand, if we...