Afghan mistakes can’t be undone, but we can learn from them

Published March 3, 2020 3:53pm ET



Two quotes from senior officials involved with the war in Afghanistan sum up the enormous breach of trust committed against those who fight our nation’s wars by the leaders who send them into harm’s way.

‘The American people have constantly been lied to.’

‘We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan — we didn’t know what we were doing.’

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