It is difficult if not impossible, to accept President Obama “New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, as it during a March 27. It lacks the Imperial imperial and non-standard.
First, the Imperial: Chalmers Johnson, a former CIA agent, says in his book Nemesis: The Carter administration deliberately provoked the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan … .. 1996, in his memoirs, l former CIA Director Robert Gates acknowledged that the U.S. Secret Service began using the anti-Soviet Mujahedin guerrillas did the invasion of Russia, but six months before President Carter …. aims to provoke an intervention by the Soviet army … … … .. … … to bind. Attaching the USSR. “is an advanced military in Afghanistan, efforts to link the United States as the USSR?
Obama foresees a U.S. military in Afghanistan, efforts at least five years in a country of more than 50% of Iraq to the environment and population. NATO allies are in the chip size and commitment and often their base camp. A serious U.S. military efforts in chains at least 250,000 troops in Afghanistan / Pakistan. If America were not able to meet other challenges, including as a result of its commitment to protect Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran , deterrence against use of nuclear weapons program in support of Pakistan to the brink of collapse, etc. ..
The invasion of Iraq can be justified, Imperial reasons, because it is strategically located in the largest concentration of oil in the world. Afghanistan does not have comparable resources, one of the poorest countries, no industry, little agriculture, rugged terrain, the land of bandits and corruption.
The adventure does not come from a non-imperial perspective. Obama said: “The country is still a base for terrorists who want to kill most of our employees, as they may.” None of the 19 people committed to the September 11th tragedy criminal or Afghan Taliban. Fifteen of them were Saudi. There was no Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, more training camps. Osama bin Laden, and what remains of his team is hiding somewhere in the desert of Pakistan. Al Qaeda is scattered and disorganized. Yes, more than 19 clubs to infiltrate the United States and kill Americans, but sending an army in Afghanistan is not to prevent such an offense. Indeed, the war in Afghanistan hyperszenische is rather for us against another September 11th.
Jerome Grossman is a former member of Democratic National Committee, retired chairman of the Massachusetts Envelope Company Chairman Emeritus of the Council for a world, author of Relentless Liberal, one can express his opinion on www.relentlessliberal.com