20 Years After 9/11—Are We Better Off?
Posted on AllSides September 10th, 2021
From The Right
(Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress)
OPINION
When the hijacked planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that first 9/11, the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan and providing sanctuary for Al Qaeda.
Today, the Taliban are in control of Afghanistan and providing sanctuary to Al Qaeda. What then did our longest war accomplish?
The Afghan army and government we stood up and sustained for decades has collapsed. The U.S. military has withdrawn. U.S. citizens and thousands of Afghans who fought alongside us have been left behind.
The triumphant Taliban of...
