What ever happened to the Bush-Obama "pivot" to Afghanistan?
So far, Afghanistan is America's longest war -- or is it? I can
think of a lot longer ones. Hell, the burning embers of Reagan's war on
Central America are still alive and well in Honduras. Things are still
at a boil in Somalia right now -- even after 20-odd years, are
Blackhawks still going
down over there? Yeah. And what about America's neo-colonial proxy
war on Palestine? That's been dragging on for decades already
-- and probably won't end until the total war-crime-scale genocide of Palestine is
complete. Not to mention America's war on the Sioux Nation right here
in North Dakota -- at least a few centuries old, am I right or what!
But I digress. Back on topic.
Exactly what the freak is going on in Afghanistan these days? We
hardly ever hear about that "war" any more. But after performing a
quick and random information-grab, here's what I've figured out:
American soldiers are still killing Afghans. The Taliban is still
shooting back. It's still all about Forward Operating Bases verses caves in Tora
Bora and Meals-Ready-to-Eat versus goats over there. And drones versus wedding
parties. And testosterone versus motherhood and burkas. And oil pipeline proxy wars
between American engineers and engineers from China.
What a circus. What a mess. What a money pit. This is gonna be Obama's legacy? Yep.
According to journalist James Petras, "Obama reneged on his campaign promises to end the war(s) in the
Middle East by increasing the US troop presence and expanding his
drone-assassination warfare against Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Libya,
Somalia and Syria.
US troops re-invaded Afghanistan, fought and retreated in defeat. The Taliban advanced." http://dissidentvoice.org/2016/04/president-obama-the-race-for-the-imperial-legacy/
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