Thursday, October 29, 2009
Their choice to make. Not ours.
Afghanistan isn't worth a prolonged war. If I was Barack Obama, I'd get out. Now. I really don't see anything to gain by staying there and adding more troops. Afghanistan is a problem for Afghans. Let them resolve their destiny. In their own way. Without our interference. Some of the American hawks think our absence in Afghanistan will open the place for training and operation sites for terrorists. Well, so be it. If we block them in Afghanistan, they'll go elsewhere. Like now. In Pakistan. Much of the planning for the 9/11 attack in New York City was done in Germany. In Hamburg. Chances are we'll be less prone to an attack if we mind our business. And get out of Afghanistan. And Iraq. And the Middle East. Our strategic interest should be right here in the United States. Bolstering our economy and infrastructure and vital services such as health care and public education. Let's set an example for the rest of the world. On how to live and prosper and enjoy relative peace and harmony. Within our own borders. If other nations see our prospering society, maybe they'll want to follow in our footsteps. That's their choice to make. Not ours. --Jim Broede
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As for Americans who want to keep fighting in Afghanistan, I suggest that they organize their own private army. And go and fight to their heart's delight. We're already hiring mercenaries to do much of the dirty work. Let 'em all be mercenaries. To rival the Hessians of the 17th and 18th centuries. --Jim Broede
I have to wonder if a Taliban government is any worse than a Karzai government. --Jim
Some of the very governments that the U.S. has opposed for many years are really good governments. Good for their own people. Maybe not so good for America's imperial interests. Examples: Castro in Cuba and Chavez in Venezuela. --Jim
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