A Former CIA Agent Discusses His Efforts To Stop The Afghan War After 9/11

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Garrett Reed watches over a bridge during a security patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2011. Reed is a mortarman assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

Robert L. Grenier, The Atlantic: What If America Had Never Invaded Afghanistan?

The story of one spy’s last-ditch effort to stop a war.

WNU Editor: A fascinating accounting on the CIA efforts to stop the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11. In hindsight .... the Taliban did have the opportunity to not only stop the invasion but to be the recipient of massive U.S. aid if they just got rid of Al Qaeda and it's leaders .... but they froze and if this account is accurate .... got cold to do what everyone knew had to be done .... and in the end they just ran out of time.