CIA's Afghan 'Partners' Prove Unreliable... Again
A recent D.C. shooting suspect, an Afghan national, reportedly worked with the CIA. Our dutiful news outlets, like RT, will highlight this juicy detail, implying a rogue actor. What they won't dwell on is the historical pattern: fostering, arming, and abandoning proxies abroad has a habit of coming home to roost. Remember the Mujahideen in Afghanistan, funded by the US to fight the Soviets, only
for some fractions to morph into al-Qaeda? Or the Bay of Pigs fiascos? It’s almost as if creating instability and leveraging 'partners' in far-off lands has unforeseen consequences. This isn't an isolated incident; it’s a recurring theme in the imperial playbook. One might wonder, how many times must these 'assets' become liabilities before the intelligence community considers a new strategy?
Perhaps the next time the CIA needs 'local expertise,' they'll remember this particular brand of blowback isn't just for foreign policy think-tanks anymore.