The Graveyard Of Empires: Are We Next In Afghanistan?

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What lessons can we learn from the 40 year conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians with regard to Afghanistan, and is a positive outcome in the graveyard of empires improbable. In this episode of The Massachusetts School of Law's program, Books of Our Time, Dean Lawrence R. Velvel interviews Andrew J. Bacevich, former U.S. Army Colonel and Professor of international relations and history at Boston University, on his book: The Limits of Power - The End of American Exceptionalism
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[mandypants02]

@visionseeker50 obama is a continuation of bush

[zulqar85]

48 powerfull countries in the world ( consists of 60% army of the world ) attack the world's poverest country afghanistan, And after 10 years of the war 60 to 70 percent afghanistan is still under taliban control. And the Taliban ( with lack of resources) are winning from Nato ( which has every single powerful weapon in the world ) and Now America is begging for negotiation. while Taliban clearly dening to negotiate with USA. Now US is stuck in Afghanistan and dont know how to escape.

[OneHumanity1]

History rewritten today by " truth prevails power" in the books & hearts of US.

[OneHumanity1]

In fact for American stonedsoldiers love of her own life is dearer than american dream. But for Afgans it is not.

Whome US is supporting in stoned afgans rather living ones.

thats why drugs are prohibited in Islam. What is that life which living by dead, but It should be live to live.

[OneHumanity1]

Answer is simple from Islamic perspective. This war about truth vs falsehood, Allah vs satan, modesty vs nudity, principle vs lawless. America has to think in terms of safty than occupation. safty of Americans lie in trust of every one.

In the name of strategy all the America break the trust of humanity. It may prove costly to restore back.

In short time it may prove stable & winning with falshood, but in longterm truth will prevail.

[coolbuddydude1]

High Unemployement Rate is GREAT for the Army.

Who needs a draft? when you have that!

[68noraa]

This is the khazarian's conspiracy (behind US' politics) to attack/conquer Arab/Islamic states( and install a puppet leader ) to control oil so they can rule the world (from jerusalem) when they next become super power after they have executed their agenda of collapsing the US' economy!

[thelastfarcry]

The gentleman seems perfectly well meaning as he quotes from historical figures. However I beleive no one can be brought to heel and if it was a policy created by Bush then Americans must consider it as absolute crap. American economy and America's image in the world are a testimony to an unsound mind at the top of leadership heirarchy. I find the gentleman ill informed or cautiouly biased when he mentions Israeli occupation and relentless crimes against humanity as a justifiable war.

[pokeylilpuppy]

i could be wrong, cuz i said this a few months ago, but i believe i said something about him being an idiot for claiming to "save" jobs. which to me seems like a stupif thing to say considering all the jobs that aren't being produced. that's what the people want, not some claim that can't be proven that "saved" jobs. i didn't point blame at anyone. correct me if i'm wrong...

[Rudie88]

@tranmere789 their aint one