摘要：The United States overthrew the Taliban and Baathist regimes in Atghanistan and Irag, respec- tively, believing that the populations of both countries would smoothly transition to demo- cratic governments. Misconceptions and mis- steps in the aftermath of thase successful mili- tary operations allowed for the creation of environments conducive to the growth of insur- gencies and the introduction of terrorist activi- ties against the populations and military forces alike. We tound it tough going to stabilize both countries so their people could build functioning governments.
