From 2017, written before we were defeated in Afghanistan, my then-current thoughts on Afghanistan, through the lens of a dubiously-reliable war memoir. The written, original version of this article can be found here, or at https://theworthyhouse.com/2017/12/07/book-review-red-platoon-a-true-story-of-american-valor-clinton-romesha/ We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. Other than at the main site, you can follow Charles here: https://twitter.com/TheWorthyHousehttps://gab.com/TheWorthyHouse