by A. G. NOORANI
AMERICAN columnists cheerfully draw a distinction between “a war of necessity” in Afghanistan and “a war of choice” in Iraq. This book should convince them that the war in Afghanistan was as unnecessary.
Zbigniew Brzezinski rightly said that 9/11 was an act of terrorism, not an act of war. Yet, a whole country was wantonly laid waste by the United States in an act of criminal folly. The Taliban was prepared to negotiate on Osama bin Laden. As ever, the U.S. preferred to dictate.
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