The Afghanistan papers : a secret history of the war

The Resource The Afghanistan papers : a secret history of the war

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The Afghanistan papers : a secret history of the war

Title remainder

a secret history of the war

Statement of responsibility

Craig Whitlock

Language

eng

Summary

Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 had near-unanimous public support. At first, the goals were straightforward and clear: to defeat al-Qaeda and prevent a repeat of 9/11. Yet soon after the United States and its allies removed the Taliban from power, the mission veered off course and US officials lost sight of their original objectives. Distracted by the war in Iraq, the US military became mired in an unwinnable guerrilla conflict in a country it did not understand. But no president wanted to admit failure, especially in a war that began as a just cause. Instead, the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations sent more and more troops to Afghanistan and repeatedly said they were making progress, even though they knew there was no realistic prospect for an outright victory. Just as the Pentagon Papers changed the public's understanding of Vietnam, The Afghanistan Papers Documents unearthed by The Washington Post is a shocking account that will supercharge a long overdue reckoning over what went wrong and forever change the way the conflict is remembered

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EBLCP

Dewey number

958.1047

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illustrations
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plates

Index

index present

LC call number

DS371.412

LC item number

.W4825 2021eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries
bibliography

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