Two decades of U.S. policy appear to be rooted in a mistaken understanding of what happened that day.

The global War on Terror was based on a mistake.

Quintupling down are we? Never change, The Atlantic.

ETA: Not sure if there’s a paywall, so just in case: https://archive.ph/68sf0

  • @Skullgrid@lemmy.world
    11•6 months ago

    these taliban guys are going to the top I say. Thanks Bin Laden for being a western ally against those horrible communists.

    • Melkath
      6•6 months ago

      You know, communism/socialism is a failed model that has never succeeded.

      Laissez-faire is the only economic model that has been 100% successful every time. Capitalism is the only way to stop the RED MENACE. /s

      Now please lemmy/mbin. Commence your “tankie/russian bot” comments.

      • @Damage@feddit.it
        2•6 months ago

        If man was meant to fly, it would have been given wings!

        Not even the great genius Leonardo da Vinci managed to build a flying machine!