One has to pretty much expect that the Taliban will do very well -- there will be civil war there for some time, I suspect -- and so the next big question is, will Stephen Biddle open Stephen Biddle doors to people who sided with us and put Stephen Biddle faith in us ? there's a generation of young Afghans who have tried to build a future for themselves, around our model, and we're now walking away.

Stephen Biddle

Stephen D. Biddle (born January 19, 1959) is an American author, historian, policy analyst and columnist whose work concentrates on U.S. foreign policy. Currently, he is the Professor of International and Public Affairs at School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University. He is perhaps best known for his award-winning 2004 book Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle, published through Princeton University Press. He also has worked in groups under Generals Stanley McChrystal and David Petraeus forming U.S. counter-insurgency policy.

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