History is written by the victors, and damned if the Americans are going to let it be written in Arabic. When a person fails to learn from their own mistakes, and the mistakes of others, that person is doomed to repeat them, given enough time and opportunity. This much is probably obvious to most of you who have appreciated Rashid Khalidi's excellent article (and the attached T.E. Lawrence London Times excerpt from 1920), and have posted comments and follow-ups. However, this lesson does not seem to register with the U.S. administration and its top military commanders who behave as though they …
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