Excerpt: ‘In the Graveyard of Empires’ - nytimes

As horrible as they were, the September 11, 2001, attacks provided the United States with an opportunity to eliminate al Qa'ida from Afghanistan. And the United States jumped at the chance, launching within weeks the most significant and expensive counterterrorism effort in the history of the United States.
'In the Graveyard of Empires,' by Seth G. Jones: The Choices That Closed a Window Into Afghanistan (July 14, 2009)

The challenges we face - Washington Times