The path that [Western powers] took ignored the fact that, in attempting to depose the regime, they would destroy the country. So there would be nothing left for those who took over, and those who now threaten to fill the vacuum, should the regime fall, are the most extreme Sunni fundamentalists—who are the ones who ended up taking over in Afghanistan; who are the most ruthless and the best fighters; and who are always the ones most likely to dominate the revolution.

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