There are a wide number of takes today seeking to extend the defeat in Afghanistan to American security commitments in other regions. These takes are mostly foolish.
I think the salient lesson that does apply to other regions is that there's really no such thing as a close American ally. However close your collaboration, however aligned your interests may have been for years, in the end Americans will save their dogs before they help you.
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Were the interests aligned though? There at the end at least? Sure, Afghanistan might become a terror printer again, but guess what? So's *Belgium*.
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