Friday, 6 April 2012

Delaying The Inevitable In Afghanistan

"Afghanistan is not a vital United States interest. President Obama had said that we must prevent Al Qaeda from establishing safe havens there, but Osama bin Laden is dead and Al Qaeda already has better safe havens elsewhere. Victory in Afghanistan will not eliminate Al Qaeda, and leaving won’t make it more dangerous. If it makes no difference whether we win or lose, why fight on?" - Professor Stephen Walt. Makes sense to me.

2 comments:

  1. It is not suppose top make sense.
    The main concern for the war mongers and the MIC is cents, a lot of cents.

    Africa will soon be the new [WOT] main theater.
    They have found an endless enemy, one that just keeps on giving for the MIC.

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  2. Fear of Pakistan, fear of losing control in central Asia, fear of being perceived as defeated, fear of the unknown...

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