From Afghanistan, disgraceful echoes of Vietnam Once more we are abandoning those who risked all by trusting in America.
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Regrettably for the United States, but more tragically for the people of Afghanistan, history is repeating itself.
When a great power commits to defending an ally, it assumes a moral obligation of faithful stewardship. If the great power fails, it may not in good conscience simply abandon those who stood by its side, placing their lives and futures at risk in reliance on the good faith of their protector.
Yet abandoning those who trusted in us is exactly what the U.S. did at the end of the Vietnam War and what it is now doing to the Afghans.
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