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Failed policymakers have no shame on Afghanistan

By Daniel Davis

Published August 20, 2021 10:01am ET

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What’s happening in Afghanistan has been nothing short of shocking.

No, I’m not talking about the collapse of the Afghan government and military. That barely registers as surprising. What’s hard to understand is that many of the architects of this predictable disaster have been allowed to point the finger of blame at others while escaping the condemnation many of them deserve.

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