'The Lessons of Afghanistan: Bipartisan Support for Freedom Fighters Pays Off,' Policy Review, Spring 1987, by Michael Johns.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The title credits bipartisan support for aiding freedom fighters as a successful strategy.
- In plain terms
- People from different parties helped freedom fighters and it worked.
- What can you take from it?
- Unity across parties can lead to successful outcomes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does unity matter most?
- Is bipartisan support always better?
Another view
Success definitions vary; what worked for some may harm others.
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