{"id":7424,"date":"2013-04-08T22:52:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=7424"},"modified":"2013-04-08T22:52:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T02:52:09","slug":"afghanistan-what-went-wrong-colonel-gian-gentile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/08\/afghanistan-what-went-wrong-colonel-gian-gentile\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? | Colonel Gian Gentile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;History&#8230;. suggests that whatever we decide to do, let&#8217;s decide to do it on the premise of: there are limits to what our power can accomplish in the world &#8212; especially military power &#8212; and sometimes there may be other alternatives to using military power to shape a world that we want to see&#8230;&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To paraphrase Abraham Maslow: If your favorite tool is a hammer, every problem starts to resemble a nail.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"525\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Mm4miyM8U4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The views expressed by Colonel Gentile here do not necessarily represent those of the United States government or the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n<p>This interview was recorded shortly after the event, &#8220;The War in Afghanistan: What Went Wrong?&#8221; at the Cato Institute April 5, 2013.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Cato Institute\" href=\"www.cato.org\/events\/war-afghanistan-what-went-wrong\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.cato.org\/events\/war-afghan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;History&#8230;. suggests that whatever we decide to do, let&#8217;s decide to do it on the premise of: there are limits to what our power can accomplish in the world &#8212; especially military power &#8212; and sometimes there may be other alternatives to using military power to shape a world that we want to see&#8230;&#8230;&#8221; To &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/08\/afghanistan-what-went-wrong-colonel-gian-gentile\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? 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