America’s retreat from Afghanistan is ending tragically—and that has sweeping strategic implications. One major misjudgment underlying the “ending endless wars” mantra was that withdrawing affected only Afghanistan. On the contrary, the departure constitutes a major, and deeply regrettable, U.S. strategic realignment. China and Russia, our main global adversaries, are already seeking to reap advantages.
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John Bolton: Russia and China eye retreating US
In this file photo taken on Feb. 23, 2010, U.S. soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Alpha Company, scale a hill while on patrol in Markikheyl in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
