So many read this as "the situation was hopeless", but it is in fact an indictment of the US, which has more money than the Taliban and could have run this playbook in reverse under competent leadership. Having corruptible soldiers should be good news for a wealthy occupier.https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1426976247003983882 …
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I also enjoy the dissonance between "the warlike people of Afghanistan can never live in peace" and the Taliban simply negotiating their way to a rapid takeover of the country
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Bribing leaders to surrender is a different matter than bribing them to fight.
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That is true! And so you bribe the ones they are fighting to surrender.
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I don't think it's possible for a state in the US position to know *who* to bribe or how to bribe them. The knowledge gap simply too wide. In that situation, the very best possible is a relatively efficient local partner who runs the money for you and only steals some of it.
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Right, I don't mean cut US treasury checks directly to mayors and heads of family. Do it the time-tested way. But certainly don't say "no" when everybody asks to switch sides and be on your team at the outset.
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