The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat (Current Affairs) By Vali Nasr Random House, New York ISBN 978-0-385-53647-9

The Afghanistan and Iraq wars were theaters where America invaded with a light footprint strategy hoping to defeat the enemy and bring its soldiers back home. That there was need to ensure both countries do not fall into civil war and have assistance with rebuilding their governments and infrastructure was hardly prioritised. Iraq began unravelling after Saddam Hussein’s regime collapsed and worsening conflict in Afghanistan led to the resurgence of the Taliban that required a troop surge to

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