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Afghanistan's Dim Hopes for Peace

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Jun 25, 2013
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In ancient Rome there was a famous saying Solitudinem Faciunt Pacem Appellant, -- "they create desolation and call it peace." This saying seems to fit the kind of "peace" the US and its allies until rccently sought to establish in Afghanistan.

The idea was not to let the Afghans decide their future, their rulers, and manage their affairs. It instead was…

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