Gist: The Longest War Is Lost




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Summary: Trump wants a parade. <br>On The Gist, America's longest war, in Afghanistan, rumbles on under a third U.S. president. There is still no exit plan. Steve Coll’s new book explores the covert side of America’s campaign in Afghanistan and the secretive Pakistani intelligence wing lending support to the Taliban. Coll's book is<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594204586/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan</em></a>.  <br>In the Spiel, considering Christopher Steele and Carter Page.