Hopes and dreams of expanding democracy into the Middle East and beyond have been reduced to ashes. The future seems to consist of negotiated agreements with the tribal leaders. It is a long way from President’s Bush’s rationalization for attacking Iraq, after finding out there were no WMDs.
President Karzai wants to negotiate now with the Taliban and our troops are funding and supporting with arms the tribal leaders in Iraq.
It makes sense to establish arrangements with those who have the power to stabilize these countries, as reported by Robert Kaplan.
However, it is sad to think that the massive loss of life, the destruction of the nation, and the displacement of thousands of Iraqis were so unnecessary.
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