Pakistan, Jan. 29 -- The United States too often suffers from historical amnesia and technological hubris. One striking example proves this point. Since World War II ended, America has lost every war it started. Yes, America has lost every war it started-Vietnam, Afghanistan and the second Iraq War. And it won the Cold War it did not start.

Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of Kuwait provoked an overwhelming response by a large international coalition led by the US. After September 11th, the US did not have to invade Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda or kill Osama bin Laden. After all, where was Osama killed? In Pakistan, not Afghanistan.

Now the US is repeating these huge misjudgments in its strategic thinking and planning for national secu...