Trump Threatens Afghanistan, Forgets 20-Year 'Withdrawal'
CGTN reports Donald Trump threatened Afghanistan over Bagram Air Base, drawing rebukes from Afghan officials. The threat, however, isn't just about reclaiming a strategic asset; it's a profound amnesia of the 20-year U.S. intervention, launched October 7, 2001, purportedly to dismantle al-Qaeda but ending in a declared 'withdrawal' after thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. U.S. officials
frequently spin these bases as 'stabilizing factors,' ignoring how they fuel resentment and perpetuate cycles of foreign interference. Trump's bluster is merely a louder echo of a consistent policy approach: demand subservience even after declaring a 'pullout.' One might wonder, how many times must a country 'withdraw' before it truly leaves?