U.S. troops assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah return to Forward Operating Base Farah after completing a mission to Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province, Aug. 28, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
Here's Why The Afghanistan War Is One Big Heaping Hot Mess -- Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business Insider
There's a rising stench. It's coming from Afghanistan. It smells like defeat.
After eleven years and an "exit strategy" that resembles that of Iraq, it seems as if Americans are trapped in Afghanistan. It's become the most cramped elevator ride in U.S. history.
Essentially we're at a stand still. A quagmire. Suddenly it's a nightmare scenario. Yes, folks, I believe we're stuck.
And to make matters worse, somebody gunned a fart.
Immediately everyone is a suspect. Blame shifts, depending on perspective. More often than not, though, we all miss the point.
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My Comment: Could not have said it any better.
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