President Barack Obama marked the ten-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan with a paper statement, claiming to already have made a public speech reflecting the decade of war last month, on the anniversary of September 11th.
The statement contained the usual platitudes of patriotism and glorification of war. “Thanks to the extraordinary service of these Americans, our citizens are safer and our nation is more secure,” Obama said.
Obama made these statements, of course, while ignoring the mountains of evidence that these ten years of war, and in Afghanistan specifically, have exacerbated the terrorist threat America faces. War, occupation, Afghanistan’s corrupt client state, thuggish US-supported militias and a brutal night raid strategy have all increased anti-American hatred and resentment among a poor, uneducated, overly religious population.
Obama also misled Americans in his statement by pretending that American troops were withdrawing in Iraq and drawing down in Afghanistan. In Iraq, an expanded diplomatic presence and military presence will remain past the December deadline for withdrawal. US presence, and heavy influence over the Iraqi regime in general will not go away any time soon.
In Afghanistan, the transition to Afghan-controlled security has gone terribly wrong and the presence of “trainers” has been increasing. Meanwhile, top military officials have repeatedly explained that a heavy US military presence will remain in Afghanistan well beyond the 2014 date to withdraw.
41 US soldiers died in Afghanistan in September, 2011. Last Wednesday, September 28, 5 US soldiers were reported killed and reported by the DOD in three separate news releases at defense.gov/news releases. Since April 1, 2011, 267 US soldiers have been killed in combat in Afghanistan.
And tens-of-thousands of Afghans go uncounted, "collateral damage."
Mass murderer obomber is a deadly liar; nothing he says is to be trusted ! He leads amerika into the abyss !
Ten years and the mountain of political bulls*@t grows daily. Well, as does that mountain of bodies. Bush started this nightmare and the Obama continues the dysfunction like the well-trained lap dog he is.
The only thing that is going to end these useless and extravagantly expensive adventures is the total collapse of the American economy. And if you peel back the facade of bullchips spouted by the USG it looks like we're well on the way. All it's going to take is one more financial disaster, like another Lehman collapse and it'll all come down. And then, the elites and the pols will need to find cover. Perhaps that's why they're constantly trying to build up the military…to protect their lily-white cheeks when it all fails and the other 99% come looking for their cut of what the rich are sitting on. And, as a former member of the Legion who kill on their orders, I wouldn't count of the military to protect them…They are armed and just as oppressed and tired of the BS as the rest of the American people.
From the get-go this war was bogus…a sham! Afghanistan played absolutely no role in 9/11. Osama bin Laden was offered to the Bush administration on a platter…but to no avail. At the time of 9/11, OBL was in a hospital in Rawalpindi where he was frequented by CIA people. On dialysis, he was in no position to direct a complex operation like 9/11. This war is over American-built pipeline routes and dominating energy sources in the Caspian in competition with Russia.
In addition, Mullah Omar kept Osama bin Laden under virtual house arrest while in Afghanistan to prevent him creating problems for Afghanistan.
As is usual with the US administrations when addressing war…the truth is fleeting and or non-existent.
The Taliban offered to surrender Osama bin Laden to be tried in a World Court – George W. Bush rejected their offer.
Big Oil wanted to build a gas pipeline through Afghanistan – wanted the Taliban overthrown.
ALL of the 9/11 terrorists trained to fly airplanes in the US – NOT in Afghanistan.
The NSA had Osama bin Laden's cell phone number and was recording his every phone call prior to 9/11 – recordings they refused to share with the FBI or the CIA.
For centuries History has correctly recorded that 'Afghanistan is the graveyard of soldiers and of empires" – it remains so.
Yesterday's 'freedom fighters' against the Russian invaders are today's 'insurgents' against the American / NATO invaders.
Do any sane Americans really believe that our invasion and occupation and destruction of Afghanistan has anything else to do with other than that proposed gas pipeline by the Oil Companies? – really?
>"Afghanistan has anything else to do with other than that proposed gas pipeline by the Oil Companies? – really?"<
Not to get too analytical, but maybe Obama resents his Muslim father and wants to use his military forces to punish all Muslims!? then again…..
Can I mention the unmentionable, Dr.Ron Paul,our last hope before entering the bowels of the toilet?
The bowels of the toilet, that's funny. We're swirling around now waiting for the final flush down the tube. Ron Paul is probably the last and only hope we have at this point. Don't see how the US can survive four years of any of the mass-media clown candidates.
I“The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed, for the vast masses of a nation are in the depths of their hearts more easily deceived than they are consciously and intentionally bad. The primitive simplicity of their minds renders them a more easy prey to a big lie than a small one, for they themselves often tell little lies, but would be ashamed to tell big lies.” — Adolf Hitler
Not only is Obama following the footsteps of his hero, Ronald Reagan, but he's also been studying Adolf Hitler. What a guy!
That must be why they gave Bloody Barry the "Peace" Prize.
This shows how Obama knows nothing and is out of touch with the rest of America.How can fighting illegal wars bankrupting the country and illegal occupations make this any country safer.The country is not safer and about to collapes due to the military fighting unessasary wars coperation and banks being bailed out and the middel cless dissaperind alond with over 130 bases world wide.Obama is following the exact same way Bush did but worse Americans are loosing their freedoms the pesident and congress don't follow the constitution they swore to uphold.America is much worse of and much more hated aroun d the world in no way can Obama fool a half iteligent person about America being safer.If you have brains and want change Obama must not be realected and congress needs a big change.The only canidate that will change things is Ron Paul and he can't be bought by lobys.I'm Canadian and can't vote in America but would not vote for anyone but Ron Paul.Because just like Bush and Obama they lie right through there teath to the Americans and will be more of the same.
Nobody's trying to make the country safer, they're trying to loot the country.
With all due respect to the President, I would ask "Safer than what?"
9/11 was a real one off attack that only succeeded because there were do many systematic failures. That being said, there have been NO attacks on America, planned, that would have stood an equal chance of succeeding even if the technological requirements of them had been realistic.
The real danger to America doen't lie in the potential of another attack, it lies in the very real damage to American prestige that will result from two failed wars, and the mentality that says rote is a sensible way to learn international affairs. That and the economic stress of generational war on an overtaxed American economy.
News reports today some anti-war protesters showed up in Washington DC. Obama's DC Security Officers started macing them….
Someone must be an American gave me a tumbs down must not like the true fact done by the tyranicle American government.But I feel strongly about freedoms of speach even if the person has to sayStupid uneducated thing thats there right as long as its not any type of threat.But however did that watch when Americas dollar becomes worth less tham toilet paper.The last thin Canadians want is a North American Union.Its a death sentence we would be part of more than we are already a p[art of the most hated country in the world America.Well the top 1 persent anyway.
After making such absurd statements does Obama hear the echo?
Hey out there, is anbody listening?