Haviland Smith: ‘Winning’ in Afghanistan?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Haviland Smith, of Williston, who is a retired CIA station chief who served in East and West Europe as well as the Middle East. He was chief of the counterterrorism staff and executive assistant to the CIA’s deputy director. His other writings can be seen on rural-ruminations.com.
President Trump’s stated goal during his Aug. 21 speech in Arlington, Virginia, was “winning in Afghanistan.” The unfortunate fact is that between U.S.