text_original: It may teach us also not to be too severe in our criticism of other na  tions. The failure of the French invasion of Mexico under the Second Empire seems like glory when com  pared with the failure of our attempt to impose a hated sovereign on the Afghan people.
text_transcription: IT MAY TEACH US ALSO NOT TO BE TOO SEVERE IN OUR CRITICISM OF OTHER NATIONS THE FAILURE OF THE FRENCH INVASION OF MEXICO INTO THE SECOND EMPIRE SEEMS LIKE GLORY WHEN COMPARED WITH THE FAILURE OF OUR ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE A HATED SOVEREIGN ON THE AFGHAN PEOPLE
phonemes: ɪt mˈeɪ tˈiːtʃ ˌʌs ˈɔːlsoʊ nˌɑːt təbi tˈuː sᵻvˈɪɹ ɪn ˌaʊɚ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ʌv ˈʌðɚ nˈɑː tɪˈɑːnz. ðə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ ˌʌndɚ ðə sˈɛkənd ˈɛmpaɪɚ sˈiːmz lˈaɪk ɡlˈɔːɹi wɛn kˈɑːm pˈɛɹd wɪððə fˈeɪlɪɹ ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ɐtˈɛmpt tʊ ɪmpˈoʊz ɐ hˈeɪɾᵻd sˈɑːvɚɹˌɪn ɔnðɪ ˈæfɡæn pˈiːpəl.