U.S. Interests in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria

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   I met a traveler from an antique land,
Who said— “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. . .. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

Ready, Fire, Aim:  U.S. Interests in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
Contribution to a Panel Discussion at the DACOR Annual Conference
Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.)
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University
DACOR Bacon House, Washington, DC, September 27, 2019

https://chasfreeman.net/ready-fire-aim-u-s-interests-in-afghanistan-iraq-and-syria/

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	I met a traveler from an antique land, Who said— “Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . .. Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” Ready, Fire, Aim: U.S. Interests in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria Contribution to a Panel Discussion at the DACOR Annual Conference Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.) Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University DACOR Bacon House, Washington, DC, September 27, 2019 https://chasfreeman.net/ready-fire-aim-u-s-interests-in-afghanistan-iraq-and-syria/