Beefy
Worst gambler ever
The war in Afghanistan is a political football now. Bush's dream of a neat little war became his reality of another mess in the Middle East. But America voted for CHANGE! And we got GW Obama, who is now becoming the LBJ of Afghanistan. Has history taught us nothing? These senseless wars that are brought on by nothing more than rhetoric designed to galvanize the American voter rather than actually achieve what we claim to send our blood, treasure and put our families through are for what?
History shows that this will not be won in any fashion, until we use newspeak and change what the word "victory" means. Orwell would be quite proud.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/afghanistan.soviet.lessons/index.html
Freedom loving?!?! Gasp!! Their idea of "freedom" is different than ours????
Our government has failed us once again, and even with 8 years of hindsight.
Obama and his escalation can go fuck themselves. He's trying to play both sides here and goddamit if his equity isn't just now spent.
History shows that this will not be won in any fashion, until we use newspeak and change what the word "victory" means. Orwell would be quite proud.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/afghanistan.soviet.lessons/index.html
"We too entered Afghanistan with a large force," says Yermakov. "We came there not to conquer Afghanistan but to render international assistance to stabilize the situation there.
"But you cannot impose democracy by using force. An Afghan has agreed with you today, at gunpoint, that American democracy is the best thing in the world, just as he was once saying that the Soviet system was the best.
"But as soon as you turn around, he'll shoot you in the back and immediately forget what he was just saying.
"I would like to remind you what the first man to unite the Afghan tribes, Czar Babur, said: 'Afghanistan has not been and never will be conquered, and will never surrender to anyone.' Afghans are a very freedom-loving and proud people."
Freedom loving?!?! Gasp!! Their idea of "freedom" is different than ours????
Our government has failed us once again, and even with 8 years of hindsight.
Obama and his escalation can go fuck themselves. He's trying to play both sides here and goddamit if his equity isn't just now spent.