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Wednesday, August 23, 2017

And the Afghan War goes on and on




“I’m proud, I’m relieved. I’m proud of the fact that President Trump made a national security decision, not a political decision.
Lindsey Graham




By Gary;

Warmongers Lindsey Graham and John McCain praised President Trump for keeping us fighting in the Hellhole of Afghanistan.

That fact alone tells you staying there is the wrong decision.

In a previous article I said we would stay to a limited degree only because no administration wants a "Fall of Saigon" moment broadcast on live TV. But at some point the war has to end.

The Generals and their neo-con Chicken Hawks are thumping their chests, "We go kill now. Make big victory."

Sorry. I lived through the Military-Industrial Complex lies of the Vietnam War only to see the BS and lies continue in Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya.

Even with 1,000,000 plus Allied troops in Vietnam there was no victory or any hope of victory.

So how are a few thousand American troops planning to control a country as big as Texas?  They aren't.  The increased troops, bombing etc will all be for show. Guerrilla forces are very hard to defeat. They just fade away to resurface later.

So How about a Peace Treaty? 

Call me a "Crazy Blogger", which I am, but I hear peace treaties have been signed for thousands of years. Wars have been ended and killing stopped. The Taliban does not appear to want to give up so why not make peace?

Good old Wikipedia says perhaps the first Peace Treaty goes back to 1274 BC.

Since the "nation" of Afghanistan hardly exists then it could be partitioned between the assorted tribal factions.  The fall of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia saw many new nations spring from their old borders.

I have no desire to see more Americans die to preserve the "Territorial Integrity" of Afghanistan.

If the Taliban are willing then end this insanity.

So here at my laptop I raise my gin and tonic in a toast to peace.


A toast to peace



American Terrorism
When in doubt shoot the lawful soldiers representing 
your king in the back from behind trees.

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Guerrilla Warfare
It fascinates me to watch the endless parade of nearly useless U.S. generals. In war after war these "leaders" never grasp the sheer military power of people's revolutions, insurgencies and guerrilla warfare.
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Since it is their profession one would think that the generals might vaguely be aware of the American Revolution, the Mexican war against France, the Algerian war or Vietnam but noooo . . . We just keep repeating the mistakes of the past.  The only "winners" of these wars are the coffin makers and arms manufacturers.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I second that.
Its a bloody mistake to get envolve in that war . Again. Even worse than Vietnam .
About America guerilla warfare ... revolutionary war american "kentucky rifleman sharpshooters " really aim on those british officers , cause in those days , they may be closed to the rank and file , fire line of soldiers ... so shooting on those officers , may cause mayhew on the ranks ...
No big deal , in ancient times , armies aim also at kings and generals to achieve victory , as now they do, if they can .
Funny doh ... as you may not know ... Washington would be killed in action , by the british elite snipers on those days ... those british riflemen cors. find an american officer , and and his aide d`camp in a road somewhere in those battlegrounds ... it was Washington ... but they didn`t know that ... and the british officer didn`t allow to shot on a enemy officer ... we now give the fact of some galanterie not to shot then without warming , or a fair fight ... as those british officer did ...
Maybe that would change the curse of the war ... cause Washington was really the most valuable militar strategist , and general , that matters on the american side ...
Now how can you rely on Trump to win that ?
Its not the same as Trojan Horse President of Doom Obam did in Iraq as we comply on shia malaki to got control on the country , and escalate that civil war on sunni ...
President Doom allow the birth of ISIS , and the Syria escalade , doing nothing , but now what Trump try to achieve with keep fightning over a land that hate foreigners ?