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Defence contractors were the real winners in Afghanistan

22 August 2021

8:00 AM

22 August 2021

8:00 AM

The fall of Kabul, like the fall of Saigon, will be taught in classrooms for decades to come. But the dramatic images coming out of Afghanistan don’t necessarily hail the beginning of a post-American world. If America learns the right lessons, it has the chance to pursue a more sustainable foreign policy.

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