If you've read Horse Soldiers (or saw the film adaptation 12 Strong) and want a true 360-degree sight picture of the Special Operations vs. conventional Pentagon Afghan war approaches, read:
-Jawbreaker
-Zero Footprint (had Bin Laden trapped in Tora Bora until Pentagon refused Ranger Rgt as a blocking force)
-Ghost Wars
-Directorate S (the last 2 go together, both by Steve Coll)
Also: @realErikDPrince for SecDef
https://youtu.be/w_qZOZ2WoiY?si=I0hl5Raq4aGu-tYR
-Jawbreaker
-Zero Footprint (had Bin Laden trapped in Tora Bora until Pentagon refused Ranger Rgt as a blocking force)
-Ghost Wars
-Directorate S (the last 2 go together, both by Steve Coll)
Also: @realErikDPrince for SecDef
https://youtu.be/w_qZOZ2WoiY?si=I0hl5Raq4aGu-tYR
YouTube
Too Big to Win: How the Neocons Snatched Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Erik Prince explains how the Neocon ideology and the military-industrial complex repeatedly thwarted efforts to implement an effective military strategy in Afghanistan. Instead of allowing a small number of NATO Special Forces soldiers to help the Afghan…
Incredibly important, all of it:
https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1795500379578253729?t=WVgKPl14wBf96JTJEk_4cQ&s=19
https://x.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1795500379578253729?t=WVgKPl14wBf96JTJEk_4cQ&s=19
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Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) on X
Jeffrey Sachs with probably the smartest and most accurate assessment of the Ukraine war, and American foreign policy more broadly, ever caught on tape.
(20:17) Why did America push for Ukraine to Join NATO?
(58:34) What is a Neocon?
(1:25:28) Regime Change…
(20:17) Why did America push for Ukraine to Join NATO?
(58:34) What is a Neocon?
(1:25:28) Regime Change…