View source for America lost more than a war in Afghanistan. We lost our conscience.

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|author=Houston Chronicle editorial board
|source=Houston Chronicle
|date=August 20, 2021
|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-America-lost-more-than-a-war-in-16399428.php
|quote=Biden's miscalculations - on Afghan soldiers' ability and will to fight without American support, on timing the withdrawal in the height of fighting season, on the amount of time, planning and military support needed to evacuate diplomats, aid workers and Afghan allies - are catastrophic. America can't undo the damage that's been done. We can only control how much worse it gets.
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