The case for withdrawal from afghanistan

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Sinopse

Leading commentators examine the Afghan debacle and its parallels with previous British and Soviet occupations. Known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan has now been singled out as Obama’s “just war,” the destination for an additional thirty thousand US troops in an effort to shore up an increasingly desperate occupation. Nick Turse brings together a range of leading commentators, politicians, and military strategists to analyze America’s real motives and likely prospects. Through on-the-spot reporting, clear-headed analysis and historical comparisons with Afghanistan’s previous occupiers—Britain and the Soviet Union, who also argued that they were fighting a just and winnable war—The Case for Withdrawal From Afghanistan carefully examines the current US strategy and offers sobering conclusions. This timely and focused collection aims at the heart of Obama’s foreign policy and shows why it is so unlikely to succeed.

Participantes

Autor: Juan Cole | Rodric Braithwaite | Andrei Sakharov | Oleg Vasilevich Kustov | Chalmers Johnson | Tariq Ali | Chris Sands | Ann Jones | Pratap Chatterjee | Aram Roston | Tom Engelhardt | Nick Turse | Zabih Farhad | Dominique Bari | Latif Pedram | Malalai Joya | Robert Crews | Graham Fuller | Andrew J. Bacevich | Robert Dreyfuss

Organizador: Nick Turse

Autor

TARIQ ALI

Tariq Ali é jornalista, escritor, historiador, cineasta e ativista político. Nascido em 1943 no Paquistão, vive na Inglaterra, onde colabora com diversos periódicos e é um dos editores da revista New Left Review. É especialista em política internacional e tem se destacado com análises sobre o Oriente Médio e a América Latina. Publicou, entre outros, Bush na Babilônia, Medo de espelhos, Redenção, Sombras da romãzeira, O livro de Saladino, Mulher de pedra, Um sultão em Palermo e O poder das barricadas.