Afghanistan’s collapse shows democracy, however virtuous, can’t be imposed on a people unless a leadership emerges to fight for it and make the sacrifices, build institutions and not merely rely on an outside power. That said, the American retreat is a historic betrayal of allies they promised so much to.
Afghanistan’s collapse shows democracy can’t be imposed. US withdrawal a historic betrayal
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