Speaking today on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on CNN, US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke insisted that a military victory in Afghanistan “is not possible,” adding that “we are not trying to win this war militarily.”
Which comes as something of a surprise, what with the 150,000 NATO troops in the nation fighting an ever escalating war of occupation amid record violence. If the Obama Administration is not seeking a military victory, they sure are spending an awful lot of money deploying military forces.
“Everyone understands that the Taliban is part of the fabric of recent Afghan political life,” Holbrooke said. “They were a government that controlled the country until 9/11.”
Despite this Holbrooke has been at the forefront of denying the claims of peace talks with the Taliban, reiterating that position today and insisting the Taliban are “a loosely organized insurgency.” It seems the combination of “no military victory” and no negotiations must inevitably lead to the conclusion that the war is unwinnable, though of course Holbrooke denied this as well, insisting that it would just take a long time. Over nine years in, one can’t help but wonder how long it will be until it is a “long time.”
So is Holbrooke babbling "official" position on the Afghaniscam? "Military victory is not possible…" Check, we all knew that. "We are not trying to win this war militarily…"? WTF??? So what in hell is the point? Oh right, there is NO point. Just mindless slaughter slavered with military obfuscation and bungling. Sprinkles of diplomatic hypocrisy and dollops of sheer hubris as icing for a carnage cake.
Ummm, Mr. Jason? Do you think that Holbrooke was sober when he spit all this out?
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Thank you MvGuy. Holbrooke is an utter nit.
Holbrooke serves the military industrial complex well.
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As sober as he was being the managing director or Lehman Brothers, followed by the post of the director on AIG Board. Or just as sober as in his role in managing and collaborating with non-profit institutions and government agencies dealing with drugs, AIDS and drugs related spread of AIDS. Or just as sober as when he insisted that drug production in Afghanistan cannot be addressed, because this is the only income for the farmers! Since finances and politics is a match made in heaven, can one only imagine how much leverage can be generated on the basis of an estimated 65 billion Afghan opium production? Poppy fields, hundreds of labs for converting opium to heroin, and untold, well protected, trade routes out of Afghanistan speak for themselves.
Wow – did he just find that out? Anyone who has ever read a History book could tell that NO invader ever wins a war in Afghanistan.
And exactly why are we in Afghanistan?
Richard Hellbrooke, in front of a all Jewish gathering, crowed how america invaded iraq for the safety of and for Israel. I wonder on who's behalf Afghastan was invaded.
Same Crew..!!!!!!! It is because of the ["I"] bomb…….. Scary for the ["J"] folks……………..