Friday, 17 June 2011

The Sorrows Of AfPak

Cleverly, the Washington establishment seeks to reorder events so that it can take credit for things it did not do and pass on the blame for things it did do. President Barack Obama not only wants to share the Arab Spring's glory but, with the Group of Eight (G8) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), wants to help shape its aftermath. On the other hand, Obama seeks to avert his eyes from the mess of Afghanistan and pay less heed to the desperate rants from President Hamid Karzai about the manufactured futility of his country. Election season has opened in the United States. Democracy in the Arab lands is a far better slogan than the fetid memories of ongoing wars that have until now cost the U.S. exchequer $7.6 trillion (according to the National Priorities Project). Words such as extraordinary rendition, drone attacks, and Guantanamo detract from Obama's self-image as the hope-maker. Others such as Tahrir Square and youth protest burnish Obama and the Washington establishment. They put them on the right side of history. More Here.
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3 comments:

  1. James Gundun17 June 2011 at 15:27

    After using the Arab Spring to distract from Afghanistan, the White House is now using Afghanistan to distract from the Arab Spring.

    Surely one of Obama's worst traits - taking credit for something he didn't do. He'll look you straight in the eye and lie about supporting Tunisians, Egyptians, Yemenis, Bahrainis, etc... Or else he really doesn't know that they're protesting against him too.

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  2. TONY @oakroyd18 June 2011 at 03:14

    Your last sentence is the essence of it, James. The puppetry goes hand in hand with the corruption in these Arab Spring states.

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  3. Tao Dao Man18 June 2011 at 12:38

    Absolutely.

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