Decline and Fall of the US Empire: Lawrence Wilkerson Discusses Afghanistan Pull-Out

Decline and Fall of the US Empire: Lawrence Wilkerson Discusses Afghanistan Pull-Out

Author: MintPress News August 27, 2021 Duration: 41:33
After 20 years of war and occupation that have caused the deaths of almost a quarter of a million people and displaced 5.9 million more, the United States appears to have finally (tacitly) admitted defeat in Afghanistan, pulling its forces and representatives out of the country. The U.S.-installed government fell within days, with President Ashraf Ghani escaping to the United Arab Emirates, reportedly with $169 million in cash stuffed in his suitcases. Ghani’s departure is illustrative of the...

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