A U.S. return to Bagram isn’t a bad idea

The abandoned airfield in Afghanistan was once a symbol of American power. Trump wants it back.For nearly 20 years, the Bagram air base stood as the sprawling symbol of American power in Afghanistan and as the heart of the long U.S. military intervention there. The Biden administration secretly evacuated the base on July 1, 2021, a few weeks ahead of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Afghan army left in control of the base surrendered to the Taliban.Now, President Donald Trump says he wants Bagram back. “We gave it to them for nothing,” he said in in London on Thursday....