Tuesday, September 26, 2006

History Lessons

The 'surprising tenacity' of the Taliban
US, NATO confront 'ferocious resurgence' of Islamic extremist influence in unstable Afghanistan

Why is it surprising? Has no one read the history of this region? Of course not.

I was re-reading Myths America Lives By, written by Richard T. Hughes. In it, he makes the point that Americans, as a rule, shun history. We don’t want to hear about it. We are of the opinion that we make history…not study it. Sad.

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