I mean that seriously,” James Dobbins | Lessons Learned interview | Tap to view full document Dobbins said, according to a transcript of his remarks.
“First, you know, sort of just invade only one country at a time.
James Dobbins, a career diplomat who served as a special envoy for Afghanistan under Bush and Obama, told government interviewers it was a hubristic mistake that should have been obvious from the start. Soon, however, he made plans to invade another nation - Iraq - and Afghanistan quickly became an afterthought. troops in Afghanistan indefinitely to hunt suspected terrorists. Their strategies differed, but Bush and Obama both committed early blunders that they never recovered from, according to the interviews.Īfter a succession of quick military victories in 2001 and early 2002, Bush decided to keep a light force of U.S. (Lois Raimondo/The Washington Post) Damulla Mohammad Nazar, 80, describes Taliban atrocities in Dasht-e Qalat, in northeastern Afghanistan, in October 2001. Northern Alliance fighters in Chaghatay, Afghanistan, in November 2001. Damulla Mohammad Nazar, 80, describes Taliban atrocities in Dasht-e Qalat, in northeastern Afghanistan, in October 2001.
