The End of the American Empire - A Memoir

I have great respect for those, including friends of mine and readers of the worthy house, who chose to serve in afghanistan and arack. Yet their service was a pointless waste beyond what the men themselves may have gained. The only silver lining is that all thi stupidity has brought our regime closer to its inevitable end while accomplishing few of its goals. But it has been very costly for the b o a and will be yet more costly before the end. Anyway, back to the book. Walton spends quite a bit of time musing on the culture and habits of haji, both enemy talaban and the population in general. He admires their ability to maintain their identity over