For 16 years, the war in Afghanistan has raged with no end in sight. Indeed, it has become America’s longest war. Now that Donald Trump is president, the United States has a pristine opportunity to conclude this costly war. President Trump has expressed a willingness to deploy more U.S. troops in order to win in Afghanistan.
The president also believes that victory can only be achieved if neighboring Pakistan assists the United States in defeating the Taliban and other jihadist groups there. Unfortunately, these are the same failed policy pillars that have failed the previous two administrations.
But there is a better way in Afghanistan. The solution to Afghanistan lies in India.
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Brandon J. Weichert is a former Congressional staffer and founder of The Weichert Report: World News Done Right. He founded the site to offer an alternative view (usually from a realist perspective) on international events. Brandon is also a contributing editor at American Greatness and a contributor at The American Spectator. His writings have also appeared in Real Clear Politics, Real Clear Policy, and Real Clear Markets. Weichert is often featured on Space News and Quillette. He has also appeared on the BBC World News Hour with Dan Damon, has lent his national security policy analyses to the Seth & Chris Show out of Phoenix, Arizona and has been interviewed by Mark Reardon of The Mark Reardon Show. Brandon also travels the country on behalf of the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C. where he speaks on national security policy, foreign affairs, and technological development. Brandon holds a B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University, he also has an M.A. in Statecraft and National Security Policy from the Institute of World Politics. Brandon also is an Associate Member of New College, Oxford University and is a Fellow at the Eurasian Research and Analysis Institute.
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