The collapse of the Afghan government shatters the myth of American invincibility promoted by the US ruling elite after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The overrunning of nearly every city save Kabul has laid bare the abject failure of the US intervention after 20 years of war and hundreds of thousands of deaths.
The escalating collapse of the US-backed security forces is the end product of 20 years of colonial-style occupation and countless war crimes against the Afghan population.
In the midst of the hysterical war mongering of the US government and a state-controlled media that knows no shame, it is more than ever necessary to retain not only one’s composure, but also one’s ability to think, analyze, and reason.
