Known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan has now been singled outas Obamars"s "just war," the destination for an additional thirty thousandUS troops in an effort to shore up an increasingly desperate occupation.Nick Turse brings together a range of leading analysts-including AndrewBacevich, Anand Gopal, Chalmers Johnson and Ann Jones-to analyzeAmericars"s real motives and likely prospects. Through on-the-spot reporting,clear-headed analysis and historical comparisons with Afghanistanrs"sprevious occupiers-Britain and the Soviet Union, who also argued thatthey were fighting a just and winnable war- The Case for Withdrawal fromAfghanistan carefully examines the current US strategy and offers soberingconclusions. This timely and focused collection aims at the heart of Obamars"sforeign policy and shows why it is so unlikely to succeed.