RE: Why Are Troops Still in Afghanistan? by chieppa1

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deepdives · @chieppa1 · Apr 18 '19

$0.02

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[Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan](https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Errand-Time-End-Afghanistan/dp/1548650218)

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@thoughts-in-time · Apr 18 '19 (edited)

What irks me is the use of the word war, even 
as a metaphor. You can't end what never began. 
Congress needs to deauthorize the use of military 
force, or somehow be held accountable for the
military force they authorize. The Kellogg-Briand 
Pact tried to hold accountable the peoples who
war, so those people simply stopped declaring it.
Metaphor or no, the Horton book looks interesting.
The hawks in Congress probably think it's cute when 
Americans protest something that is not happening.

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@chieppa1 · Apr 18 '19

The book is incredible. It's amazing how little of a chance of "victory" there ever was.

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