Afghanistan: The Morning After

U.S. Marines conduct a patrol in an open field near Patrol Base Boldak in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 30, 2014. The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment. The patrol was conducted to disrupt enemy activity in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zachery B. Martin

The Morning After In Afghanistan -- Georgy Gounev, American Thinker

It is abundantly clear that if under President Bush the American victory in the Afghan War became impossible, it was under President Obama when the U.S. defeat became inevitable. The biggest mistake of the Bush administration was the draining of the resources designed to protect the U.S. victory achieved over Taliban during the fall of 2001 for the needs of the war in Iraq. It was this situation that enabled the unopposed return of Taliban in 2005-2006 which initiated the outbreak of the second round of the war. There could be little doubt that United States and Russia will be the most affected countries by the outcome of the conflict ravaging Afghanistan for more than three decades. Is there any chance for any change of the relationship between both countries given the magnitude of the common danger hanging over them?

One of the most important decisions made by President Obama in the area of foreign policy undoubtedly was to end the military involvement of the United States in Afghanistan. The motivation of the most important leader of the country to put an end of a protracted, hugely unpopular and unwinnable war is completely understandable. But the way Mr. Obama decided to end the conflict made the American defeat in Afghanistan inevitable, because no one has ever won any war by letting the enemy know when he is about to leave the battlefield.

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My Comment: I call this the worst case scenario.