Open-ended commitment to send in more troops leaves US and allies without clear mission in middle of worsening conflictDonald Trump has probably never heard of the Grand Old Duke of York and his 10000 men. But in spelling out his unusual Afghan strategy,the US president gave a advantageous impersonation of that symbol of military muddle-headedness, incompetence and futility immortalised in the English nursery rhyme. By marching US troops back up the Afghan hill, and having previously solemnly vowed to march them down and out of the country,Trump risks the worst of both worlds: leaving the US and its allies neither up nor down, without a clearly defined mission, and stuck in the middle of a worsening conflict. Related: Donald Trump to expand US military intervention in Afghanistan Related: The war America can't win: how the Taliban are regaining control in Afghanistan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com