Good and Bad Options For Washington
Oct 07, 2021
4 minutes
By Clifford A. Kiracofe
Will Washington lose the future? Yes and no. If the U.S. stays with its reckless and counterproductive policy of hegemony, then yes. If it drops its policy of hegemony and pursues a restrained and prudent course, then the answer might be no.
Since World War II (WWII), the U.S. has lost four unnecessary wars: in the Korea Peninsula, Viet Nam, Iraq and Afghanistan. In recent days, the debacle of the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan reminded the world of the debacle of its retreat from Viet Nam. A military pullout from Iraq (and Syria) is inevitable.
Losing four unnecessary wars of choice with an untold cost in blood and
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