There are well payed personal working in Pentagon who is trying to solve these problems-what went wrong in Afghanistan, Iraq and maybe Syria.
I must say the aftermath seems to be more overwhelming than I thought. I was only concentrating on Afghanistan and Iraq.
I was never near Libya or Syria.
Bilge_Rat wrote something which made me remember a discussion I had with a friend some years ago..Around the time when this peace talk in Afghanistan was mentioned first time.
1. Have a clear objective of what your goals are before you go in;
2. Have a realistic assessment of what can be achieved;
3. Have a clear exit strategy.
Mine was different.
1. What is the purpose for the invasion of the country?
2. Do NOT make friends with the opposition or fractions !
(They will take advantage of you and bake their own cake)
3. Are you willing to pay the price needed to fulfill the goal of the invasion ?
Markus
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