Having been there for 3 short tours, it’s time to get out. If only, the US had destroyed Pakistan’s air bridge out of Kunduz in 2001 allowing thousands to esca

Having been there for 3 short tours, it’s time to get out. If only, the US had destroyed Pakistan’s air bridge out of Kunduz in 2001 allowing thousands to escape by air to Pakistani safe areas. If only, the US had kept the mission to light footprint special operations only, a la the very successful Central America model in the 80’s/90’s. If only, Pakistan couldn’t guarantee the perpetual failure of Afghanistan. There was a need to intervene 19.5 years ago like there was a need for Iran to intervene 20.5 years ago(Taliban liquidated Iranian Shi’a diplomats). Few know US and Iranian forces actually worked together briefly capturing Herat in 2001. I once had the chance to grill a former US ambassador to Afghanistan from 2009-2011, unfortunately I handled it poorly. Time to decisively end the sunk cost fallacy bias.