The State Department will reportedly release a policy paper tomorrow detailing the Obama Administration’s plan for an enduring civilian presence in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, a plan which could keep thousands of American bureaucrats in those nations for generations.
The move would be part of the long promised “civilian surge,” pumping an enormous number of American government employees into Afghanistan to take roles in everything from regulating agricultural exports from the nation to something officials are calling “counterpropaganda.”
The “counterpropaganda” campaign, a project US envoy Richard Holbrooke has been advocating for months, would include efforts to silence Taliban broadcasts as well as efforts to “train” local journalists to deliver an overall message more acceptable to US interests.
Holbrooke suggested that the Pakistan effort could prove to be far larger than the Afghanistan one, and says he plans to press Congress to set aside even more money for such efforts, above and beyond the controversial Kerry-Lugar Bill, which pledges $1.5 billion per year.
Pres. "O's" I have a dream….. For an occupation of bureaucrats… Will soon become a nightmare…
A kinder, gentler imperialism…..
The colonial period never ended for any of the colonies, the occupiers-to-do-good just took off their uniforms and put on suits. This is the evolution of legal robbery in the name of helping people.
Pakistan, for your own sake the last thing you need is an American presence in your Country telling you what to do.all you will achieve is to alienate your neighbors. no Country has ever benefited from having the
USA stationed there. the best thing is the imminent collapse of the USA DUE TO THEIR FINANCIAL BURDEN.
Occupation by any other name is still OCCUPATION.
Well, well, well….. Seems the Obamanator has found some "change" in his…err, I mean, YOUR pockets, to mold the world into the Empires vision of the future. Yep! Gotta love how he duped so many into believing his lies like the previous occupant fooled his own doe-eyed hangers on. Just like W the great O has his defenders saying "Give the man a chance… He just started" Yeah, like the train is going to stop heading off the cliff because you switched drivers on the fly. I just yesterday got some email propaganda from someone decrying how Obama is "being misled"… Being? And how everyone who was conned into supporting him needs to "remind" him of his promises… "Remind"? Anyone foolish enough to think that these bastards care what you say, without a gun in your hand to defend yourself, is in for a rude awakening. People in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere already know what it takes the question is when will the folks in the USSA wake up.
No country deserves this, especially the poor saps in southern Asia. A permanent "bureaucratic surge"? It almost makes one root for the Taliban.
Hi,
we in Germany have already American bureaucrats ruling us since 1945.
They look like Germans, have German faces, but they are being paid by the USA and serve foreign interest.
Now, it will be very interesting to see what happens when the US $ goes bankrupt , when the US $ is loosing what's left on value, and when those bureaucrats loose the pay they are living on. That's not some phantasie, since China can always crash the US just by flushing the stacked Billions of US $ on the international market. Thats probably why the Mr Gates and the CIA want India to fight Pakistan and China? That would solve a lot of problems …
W.
if you think any american bureaucrats will ever walk down the streats of a country we are bombing with drones with out a full marines escort, (or private ex-marines,xe). does not seem to understand the circumstances, the only reason for more bureaucrats is more "force protection" nothing more nothing less.