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Lost souls from the “sole remaining superpower.”

Hideyuki, in your letter you quote a phrase, “There are no images of the defeated.” What were you thinking about? … (W)hat about Vietnam? There are an infinity of images of America in Vietnam. How absolute was the American defeat? Since this defeat on the battlefield brought Reagan and Bush to power, since it gave birth to the strategy of the New World Order, and later imposed the necessity of some war, any war, like the Gulf War–was the original defeat in Vietnam not the start of a process during which the USA would eventually commit Imperial suicide? If so, it is a defeat of global proportions, an epic like “The Fall of the Roman Empire,” documented in the most minute and thrilling detail.
Robert Kramer, “A letter to Hideyuki”

British Empire’s Invasions, Wars & Occupations In Afghanistan
- First Anglo-Afghan War: 1839 – 1842
- Second Anglo-Afghan War: 1878 – 1880
- Third Anglo-Afghan War: 6 May 1919 – 8 August 1919
Collapse of British Empire: 1945 – 1997

Soviet Union’s Invasion, War & Occupation In Afghanistan
- Soviet–Afghan War: 27 December 1979 – 15 February 1989
Collapse of Soviet Union: 1–31 December 1991

United States’ Invasion, War & Occupation In Afghanistan
- Operation Enduring Freedom: 7 October 2001 – [day] [month] 20xx
Collapse of United States of America: [day] [month] 20xx