For 5 years now, I’ve been saying that the Mission in Afghanistan is a mistake, at least in its present form.
The entire history of this conflict is riddled with errors in strategy and tactics and its publicly stated purpose is deeply flawed.
First of all, there’s no evidence that the so-called “Taliban”, (religious zealots), had anything to do with 9/11. In fact the so-called Taliban government offered – very
early on – to turn Osama bin Laden over to the U.S. for trial based on whatever evidence the U.S. possessed. The Bush administration refused and instead
launched an illegal bombing attack on a sovereign nation.
In any event, the Bush/Cheney cabal never made a serious effort to capture bin Laden.
The initial bombing in October of 2001 was clearly illegal and the American ass was covered by a compliant U.N., which created the phoney structure of ISAF (the
International Security and Assistance Force), with the western nations of NATO taking a combat lead.
The past 8 years have destabilized the entire region, including Pakistan, which possesses nuclear weapons.
Now, a leading democrat, Senator Russ Feingold is calling for a timetable of withdrawal.
He is doing that after a top U.S. military man, Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that the security situation in
Afghanistan is getting worse.
“It is serious and it is deteriorating,” Mullen said recently.
Senator Feingold’s call for a withdrawal timetable reflects a strong decline in public support. According to Bloomberg Business News, a Washington Post-ABC
News poll released Aug. 20 showed a majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting. Only 24 percent said more troops should be
sent to the country.
In Britain, more than two-thirds of people think troops should not be fighting in Afghanistan, and only 1.5 percent of those polled think Prime Minister Gordon
Brown is handling the war “very well”.
A majority of Canadians are becoming doubters and the war is a huge issue in the current German election campaign.
How is that our political leaders can be so obtuse? Apparently, it’s not all that difficult for them. As one U.S. Senator put it not long ago – “You don’t need a Phd to
be a politician”.
The more violence NATO wreaks on Afghanistan, the greater will be the resistance, the unrest and the destabilization. That – is axiomatic now.
It’s long past time for our war-friendly leaders in the west to come up with a strategy that works. Eight years of failure, the expenditure of billions upon billions of
dollars, the loss of thousands of civilian lives and the killing and maiming of hundreds of decent young people in our military is simply unconscionable.
http://www.reedwrites.ca/uncategorized/open-letter-to-canadas-defence-ministerFor 5 years now, I’ve been saying that the Mission in Afghanistan is a mistake, at least in its present form.
The entire history of this conflict is riddled with errors in strategy and tactics and its publicly stated purpose is deeply flawed.
First of all, there’s no evidence that the so-called “Taliban”, (religious zealots), had anything to do with 9/11. In fact the so-called Taliban government offered – very
early on – to turn Osama bin Laden over to the U.S. for trial based on whatever evidence the U.S. possessed. The Bush administration refused and instead
launched an illegal bombing attack on a sovereign nation.
In any event, the Bush/Cheney cabal never made a serious effort to capture bin Laden.
The initial bombing in October of 2001 was clearly illegal and the American ass was covered by a compliant U.N., which created the phoney structure of ISAF (the
International Security and Assistance Force), with the western nations of NATO taking a combat lead.
The past 8 years have destabilized the entire region, including Pakistan, which possesses nuclear weapons.
Now, a leading democrat, Senator Russ Feingold is calling for a timetable of withdrawal.
He is doing that after a top U.S. military man, Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that the security situation in
Afghanistan is getting worse.
“It is serious and it is deteriorating,” Mullen said recently.
Senator Feingold’s call for a withdrawal timetable reflects a strong decline in public support. According to Bloomberg Business News, a Washington Post-ABC
News poll released Aug. 20 showed a majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting. Only 24 percent said more troops should be
sent to the country.
In Britain, more than two-thirds of people think troops should not be fighting in Afghanistan, and only 1.5 percent of those polled think Prime Minister Gordon
Brown is handling the war “very well”.
A majority of Canadians are becoming doubters and the war is a huge issue in the current German election campaign.
How is that our political leaders can be so obtuse? Apparently, it’s not all that difficult for them. As one U.S. Senator put it not long ago – “You don’t need a Phd to
be a politician”.
The more violence NATO wreaks on Afghanistan, the greater will be the resistance, the unrest and the destabilization. That – is axiomatic now.
It’s long past time for our war-friendly leaders in the west to come up with a strategy that works. Eight years of failure, the expenditure of billions upon billions of
dollars, the loss of thousands of civilian lives and the killing and maiming of hundreds of decent young people in our military is simply unconscionable.
http://www.reedwrites.ca/uncategorized/open-letter-to-canadas-defence-ministerFor 5 years now, I’ve been saying that the Mission in Afghanistan is a mistake, at least in its present form.
The entire history of this conflict is riddled with errors in strategy and tactics and its publicly stated purpose is deeply flawed.
First of all, there’s no evidence that the so-called “Taliban”, (religious zealots), had anything to do with 9/11. In fact the so-called Taliban government offered – very
early on – to turn Osama bin Laden over to the U.S. for trial based on whatever evidence the U.S. possessed. The Bush administration refused and instead
launched an illegal bombing attack on a sovereign nation.
In any event, the Bush/Cheney cabal never made a serious effort to capture bin Laden.
The initial bombing in October of 2001 was clearly illegal and the American ass was covered by a compliant U.N., which created the phoney structure of ISAF (the
International Security and Assistance Force), with the western nations of NATO taking a combat lead.
The past 8 years have destabilized the entire region, including Pakistan, which possesses nuclear weapons.
Now, a leading democrat, Senator Russ Feingold is calling for a timetable of withdrawal.
He is doing that after a top U.S. military man, Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that the security situation in
Afghanistan is getting worse.
“It is serious and it is deteriorating,” Mullen said recently.
Senator Feingold’s call for a withdrawal timetable reflects a strong decline in public support. According to Bloomberg Business News, a Washington Post-ABC
News poll released Aug. 20 showed a majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting. Only 24 percent said more troops should be
sent to the country.
In Britain, more than two-thirds of people think troops should not be fighting in Afghanistan, and only 1.5 percent of those polled think Prime Minister Gordon
Brown is handling the war “very well”.
A majority of Canadians are becoming doubters and the war is a huge issue in the current German election campaign.
How is that our political leaders can be so obtuse? Apparently, it’s not all that difficult for them. As one U.S. Senator put it not long ago – “You don’t need a Phd to
be a politician”.
The more violence NATO wreaks on Afghanistan, the greater will be the resistance, the unrest and the destabilization. That – is axiomatic now.
It’s long past time for our war-friendly leaders in the west to come up with a strategy that works. Eight years of failure, the expenditure of billions upon billions of
dollars, the loss of thousands of civilian lives and the killing and maiming of hundreds of decent young people in our military is simply unconscionable.
Quote of the Day: ““We don’t know what the Taliban wants from Afghanistan, and we don’t know why the coalition forces are here, but things are getting worse day by day,” said Niamatullah, 30, a high school teacher, who like many Afghans uses only one name.” – NYTimes
The entire history of this conflict is riddled with errors in strategy and tactics and its publicly stated purpose is deeply flawed.
For instance, there’s no evidence – never was – that the so-called “Taliban”, (religious zealots), had anything to do with 9/11. In fact the so-called Taliban government offered – very early on – to turn Osama bin Laden over to the U.S. for trial based on whatever evidence the U.S. possessed.
The Bush administration refused and instead launched an illegal bombing attack on a sovereign nation.
In any event, the Bush/Cheney cabal never made a serious effort to capture bin Laden.
The initial bombing in October of 2001 was clearly illegal and the American ass was covered by a compliant U.N., which created the phoney structure of ISAF (the International Security and Assistance Force), with the western nations of NATO taking a combat lead…much to the delight of our home-grown gung-ho honcho General Rick (“kill the scumbags”) Hillier, who saw the writing on the wall eventually and got out himself.
The past 8 years have destabilized the entire region, including Pakistan, which possesses nuclear weapons.
Now, a leading U.S. Democrat, Senator Russ Feingold is calling for a timetable for American withdrawal.
He is doing that after a top U.S. military man, Admiral Michael Mullen, chairman of the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has said that the security situation in Afghanistan is getting worse.
“It is serious and it is deteriorating,” Mullen said recently.
Senator Feingold’s call for a withdrawal timetable reflects a strong decline in U.S. public support. According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Aug. 20, a majority of Americans now see the war in Afghanistan as not worth fighting. Only 24 percent said more troops should be sent to the country.
In Britain, more than two-thirds of people think troops should not be fighting in Afghanistan, and only 1.5 percent of those polled think Prime Minister Gordon Brown is handling the war “very well”.
A majority of Canadians are becoming doubters and the war is a huge issue in the current German election campaign.
How is that our political leaders can be so obtuse? Apparently, it’s not all that difficult for them. As one U.S. Senator put it not long ago – “You don’t need a Phd to be a politician”.
The more violence NATO wreaks on Afghanistan, the greater will be the resistance, the unrest and the destabilization. That – is axiomatic now.
It’s long past time for our war-friendly leaders in the west to come up with a strategy that works.
- the expenditure of billions upon billions of taxpayer dollars,
- the destruction of Afghan villages and towns,
- the loss of thousands of civilian lives
- the killing and maiming of hundreds of decent young people in our western military forces…
All this and more-is simply unconscionable
Quote of the Day: “We don’t know what the Taliban wants from Afghanistan, and we don’t know why the coalition forces are here, but things are getting worse day by day,” said Niamatullah, 30, a high school teacher, who like many Afghans uses only one name.”
Well…he’s a kindly-looking, unassuming sort of gent – an ex-town councillor from Pontiac Quebec; recently he acquired a new job as Mr. Harper’s acting stenographer.
