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.