Significant similarities exist between the efforts to change the government in Tehran and the most extended military operation in American history
Nearly a quarter-century ago, the United States launched an assault on a distant country after its leadership was alleged to be sheltering terrorists and defying Washington’s ultimatums—a pattern that appears to be repeating today.
Twenty years later, American forces withdrew from Afghanistan, resulting in the return to power of the very group they had ousted in 2001. At a cost of more than $2 trillion and the lives of 2,400 U.S. service members, the conflict ultimately saw the Taliban regain control. The casualties also encompassed tens of thousands of Afghan security forces, upwards of 47,000 civilians, over 1,000 international coalition troops, and many more.
Donald Courter of RT examines the commonalities between the United States’ most protracted overseas military conflict and the current endeavors to force Iran into compliance with American objectives.