“We built a state but we could not forge a nation”- DOD Sec.Austin today. It’s such a lie. We didn’t “build a state:” we built & enabled a corrupt government. And we didn’t have to“forge a nation;” Afghanistan has been a nation for 1,000s of years! American arrogance is so toxic.
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Really..???…this is not worthy of this splitting of hairs. Don’t see the arrogance. Nor has that country been any great nation
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Replying to @dorianshilling1
Reflections on Afghanistan. mariannewilliamson.substack.…

Sep 29, 2021 · 3:24 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I shall read. But his point stemmed from our twenty year presence, which was preceded by war and terrorism. The US tried to build a state (and failed, granted) but never could forge national reconciliation and peace.
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And for the record, I broadly share your politics and perspective