Common Sense Soapbox | Why Were We In Afghanistan? @CommonSenseSoapbox | Uploaded October 2021 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Seamus explains the costly errors behind America’s involvement in Afghanistan. Although the botched withdrawal and frenzied logistics are apparent, Bob, Ron, and Sarah are made aware of the systematic failure and shaky premises the war was based on.
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CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin and Sean W. Malone
Research by Matt Hampton & Tyler Brandt
Animation By:
Seamus Coughlin
Natasha Canepa
Jaime Velasquez
Caleb Black
Amazil
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
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LINKS:
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human/civilians/afghan
apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-afghanistan-43d8f53b35e80ec18c130cd683e1a38f
scientificamerican.com/article/as-its-longest-war-comes-to-an-end-the-u-s-should-seek-to-end-all-wars
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan#cite_note-1
cato.org/policy-analysis/overcoming-inertia-why-its-time-end-war-afghanistan
baltimoresun.com/bal-te.attacks15oct15-story.html
chicagotribune.com/nation-world/sns-worldtrade-taliban-chi-story.html
cato.org/policy-analysis/more-things-change-more-they-stay-same-failure-regime-change-operations
amzn.to/3uKmU2A