The war in Afghanistan is much more than a failed intervention

By Jeremy Suri, New York Times

The war in Afghanistan is much more than a failed intervention. It is stark evidence of how counterproductive global military dominance is to American interests. This military hegemony has brought more defeats than victories and undermined democratic values at home and abroad.

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