We reap what we sow

I will try for brevity in response to Albert Hart’s sarcastic offering. Yes, equipment was abandoned in Afghanistan, just as it was in other previous failed wars. The exit was messy, but how do you evacuate a vast military stockpile accumulated over 20 years and save face when ending an unwinnable war?

It took the Biden administration to ultimately terminate the ongoing hemorrhaging of lives and money. A belated exit because all the previous administrations lacked the backbone and were content to let the bleeding continue. A 20-year Ponzi scheme, fueled by the military industrial complex that sucked our country into a doomed abyss, has finally ended.

Tragically, a historical blueprint foretelling the folly of ever invading Afghanistan militarily was readily available for all of Washington to see. It went unheeded in 2001.

No amount of smart bombs or advanced high-tech weaponry was going to defeat the Afghans on their home turf. The almost instant resurgence of Taliban and ISIS fighters proves there is no military solution to terrorism. They knew all along that time was on their side in the Graveyard of Empires.

So you see, Albert Hart, the seeds sown for this massive military invasion 20 years ago fell on contaminated ground. America has now reaped another foul harvest of our own making. And that sir, is the real fiasco. ROGER MARSH

Little Rock