SocraticGadfly: Army pulls in its horns in Afghanistan

April 14, 2010

Army pulls in its horns in Afghanistan

Tactically, leaving the Valley of Death outpost is eminently sensible.

Strategically, after holding it for nearly four years, though, will it backfire by emboldening the Taliban?

At the same time, given the history of the area, it was dumb to insist on trying to hold it in the first place, I think.

Power has its limits. Another lesson to be learned.

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