A pattern of regret — distinct from remorse — for the venture militarism that failed in Afghanistan and Iraq does exist, writes Norman Solomon. But the disorder persists in U.S. foreign policy.
By Norman Solomon
TomDispatch
This article is adapted from the introduction to Norman Solomon’s
I remember when everyone went crazy afterwards and we attacked two countries that had nothing to do with the attacks. We didn’t even address the root cause of the issue, which was SA outsourcing their religious extremism to countries where their citizens could be “educated” - like Afghanistan and many others.
Watched my Vietnam vet father go from hating them government and military adventurism to being behind the invasions 100%. So many people in my small shitty conservative town were behind it 100%. Kids joining up. That’s the legacy of 9/11 I remember. A giant waste of American treasure in coin and life - over 10,000 dead, probably several times more than that permanently wounded. Generations of wealth gone that could have been used to improve the lives of all Americans. I have both Democrats and Republicans to blame for that one.
You could also take into account the damage done to those countries and their people…
Like the 100k+ Iraqis that were killed or creating a power vacuum for ISIS to thrive.
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The documentary “Why We Fight” covers this well.