Download or read book Hubris, Self-interest, and America's Failed War in Afghanistan written by Thomas P. Cavanna and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book describes the conduct of the U.S.-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan via a long-term historical perspective. It investigates the reasons behind Washington's entrapment in a self-sustaining overreach, emphasizing policy mistakes made in late 2001 and the contradictions associated with foreign-led democratization and state-building"--