'In a stunning rout, the Taliban seized nearly all of Afghanistan in just over a week, despite the billions of dollars spent by the U.S. and NATO over nearly 20 years to build up Afghan security forces. Just days earlier, an American military assessment estimated that the capital would not come under insurgent pressure for a month.'
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Taliban sweep into Afghan capital after government collapses, August 16, 2021
Context Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses ('..to Prosecute Cheney..') - 'Ex-CIA boss: Cheney is 'vice president for torture'.''For starters, Americans are sick of this war and mainstream media warmongering.'Veterans groups .. in favor of winding down American military involvement in the Middle East(The U.S. out of the Middle East) - '..Syria .. exit plan .. the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces .. the least apart in terms of their differing visions for the country..''A critical examination of U.S. policy misfires in dealing with Russia and its intentions and capabilities over the past several decades is long overdue..'Harris .. infrastructure .. [& global security]'The GDP measure fails to register this loss of wealth .. When debt capital, like any other factor of production, is overused its marginal revenue product declines.''..Mises .. his analysis of the monetary system and the problems association with the manipulation of money and credit..'(Banking Reform) - '..a developing Solvency Problem.'(Banking Reform) - 'History’s greatest Bubble is nearing the end of the line..'CNN - The world is drowning in debt(August, 2021) - '..we’ve reached the most extreme valuations in the history of the U.S. financial markets..''..manic excess has gone off the rails .. Injecting Trillions of new “money”..''In 1965, CEOs in the US earned 20 times more than the average worker but by 2015 it had risen to 300 times..'