Well reasoned ...from the title on .....many links and emanates a sense of historical depth of understanding. Very best on the net! Salon stories are not easy to review on news trust....back and forth can be frustrating

Thoughtful perpective about former Marine captain Matthew Hoh's resignation from the Foreign Service in Afghanistan. This blog post adds informative context and insights to the reasons cited in Hoh's resignation letter, and ties them to other observations from the Pentagon and former hostage David Rohdes. However, the author doesn't present opposing views in any depth, except to point to an article in The Nation that debunks claims from advocates of ongoing war in Afghanistan.

Greenwald presents a very compelling opinion piece if one accepts Matthew Hoh's hearfelt opinion as fact, backed up by Christine Fair's opinions. All those opinions may well accurately reflect the situation but what I believe is lacking is a dispassionate review of competing opinions backed up by factual references.

Greenwald makes and supports his point with hard evidence: excerpts from Captain Hoh's letter, David Rhode's comments after being a Taliban hostage for seven months, and a Pentagon-commissioned report on America's intervention in the Muslim world.