And what’s the reason a superpower like the U.S. has such difficulty against a small country stuck in the 4th century? It’s because terrorist monsters are convinced of their moral superiority, while America refuses to acknowledge our own. It’s a paradox...a segment of America is too self-righteous to admit American moral superiority. And, yes, I may be oversimplifying the complexities of Afghanistan, but there’s a hell of a lot of truth in this observation. Nice post, Rupert.
Although no one has taken issue with me, I would like to clarify my skeletal response. How can we prevail when we believe that we have to handicap our military and intelligence gathering, or else we’re “no better than they are?”