Using rhetoric reminiscent of the Bush administration, he warns us that al-Qaeda still seeks to kill "as many of our people as possible" and is "actively planning further attacks on the US homeland from its safe haven in Pakistan." The reason, therefore, that "our men and women still fight and die there" is to ensure our national security - the safety of the American people. Full Story »
Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
Bica focuses upon ethics and reality regarding Afghanistan and thoughtfully exposes gaps when they are juxtaposed to Obama's rhetoric on the region. He mostly leaves you to contemplate a recommended alternative.
Taliban does not equal al-Qaeda. History: under pressure, the Taliban offered to turn over bin Laden for trial in a third country; Bush shat it down and launched an offensive war of choice, bombing ruins. After decades of US screwups in Afghanistan, new tools and tactics subcontracted to Xe/Blackwater for short term profits are unlikely to create America in Afghanistan.
There is no indication, however, should “benchmarks” not be achieved or progress made, that we will admit that the effort, though noble, is impossible or beyond ... More »
Outstanding analysis, exposing the fallacious claim by Obama that the recapture of power by the "Taleban" would mean al-Qaeda would be back in operation in the Afghan mountains.
US military activities have made the security situation worse, and of course cost tens of billions of dollars. Let Russia and Iran take the lead in working out a solution to the instability in Afghanistan. The US has a far-too-high profile militarily in the Middle East and Central Asia.
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