Inter Press ServiceIn Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has proven itself largely incapable of engaging in a way that leads to peaceful societies. - Inter Press Service https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/world-slightly-more-peaceful-despite-u-s-militarisation/kandahar-prt-engineers-assess-department-of-public-works-facilities/feed/ News and Views from the Global South Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:17:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has proven itself largely incapable of engaging in a way that leads to peaceful societies. https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/world-slightly-more-peaceful-despite-u-s-militarisation/kandahar-prt-engineers-assess-department-of-public-works-facilities/ https://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/world-slightly-more-peaceful-despite-u-s-militarisation/kandahar-prt-engineers-assess-department-of-public-works-facilities/#respond Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:26:47 +0000 Kitty Stapp http://ipsnews.wpengine.com/Library/2012/06/US_soldiers_350.jpg

In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States has proven itself largely incapable of engaging in a way that leads to peaceful societies.

By Kitty Stapp
Jun 13 2012

120128-F-SA682-088 U.S. troops walk to the Department of Public Works facility and a water distribution point to inspect a project in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 28, 2012. The troops are assigned to the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team. The project is set to be complete in two weeks. DoD photo by Senior Airman Sean Martin, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

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