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Which the u.s. got commitments from north vietnam in return for its withdrawal. but once u.s. troops were withdrawn, north vietnam reneged on its commitments and invaded south vietnam. the most effective way to make sure this does not happen in afghanistan is for washington to delay the troop drawdowns until tangible gains have been made in terms of political power sharing and national reconciliation. it can push the taliban to keep its promises by formally bringing neighboring powers such as china, pakistan, and even iran into the discussions. the united states has faced this exit strategy pr...

Drawing down american troops, while the taliban for its part makes paper commitments it can easily violate. the former ambassador to afghanistan worries we may be watching a replay of vietnam in which the u.s. got commitments from north vietnam in return for its withdrawal. but once u.s. troops were withdrawn, north vietnam reneged on its commitments and invaded south vietnam. the most effective way to make sure this does not happen in afghanistan is for washington to delay the troop drawndowns until tangible gains have been made in terms of political power sharing and national reconciliation....