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We have all been following the catastrophe of the American defeat in Afghanistan. American policy makers made one dreadfully wrong decision after another in their handling of the crisis. But they are missing the primary reason for their failure—their inability to understand culture. To be sure they didn’t understand Afghan culture. But the bigger problem is they do not understand their own culture.
By Phil MitchellWe have all been following the catastrophe of the American defeat in Afghanistan. American policy makers made one dreadfully wrong decision after another in their handling of the crisis. But they are missing the primary reason for their failure—their inability to understand culture. To be sure they didn’t understand Afghan culture. But the bigger problem is they do not understand their own culture.