Trump repeats Afghanistan failures with escalating Iran conflict strategy
The U.S. retreat from Afghanistan in 2019 cost over 2,400 American lives and produced no lasting counterterrorism gains, yet President Trump is repeating the same mistakes with an escalating Iran conflict now in its sixth month. The pattern mirrors the costly 2003 Iraq invasion, driven by exaggerated threat assessments and political dishonesty.
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Published 02 Aug 2026, 11:31 UTC · Updated 02 Aug 2026, 12:50 UTC
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