What We're Fighting For? ISAF Commander Re-Explains What 'Winning' Means in Afghanistan | CNS News:
"[General Joseph] Dunford outlined 'what winning looks like' for the international coalition that has been fighting the war for almost 12 years – at a cost of 2,124 American lives. He indicated that winning the war is no longer about defeating al Qaeda...Dunford indicated that winning the war involves nation building."
You really can't understand America's involvement in Afganistan today without understanding America's invovlement in Vietnam 50 years ago. And to understand that all you need to do is read the following book:
None Dare Call it Treason, by John A. Stormer
Recommended song:
What Are We Fightin For? by Country Joe
