With NATO officials busily plotting another several years of occupation in the Lisbon Summit, the people of Afghanistan are by and large being left out. Not just of the planning, but even the reason behind the war.
After almost a decade of military occupation, a new survey by the International Council on Security and Development revealed that 92 percent of the Afghan men surveyed had never even heard of 9/11, the ostensibly casus belli for the entire conflict.
“The lack of awareness of why we are there contributes to the high level of negativity toward the NATO military operations,” insisted ICOS President Norine MacDonald. It was unclear however whether the few Afghans who had heard of 9/11 were any more upbeat about the seemingly endless war.
The poll also showed majority support in Southern Afghanistan for secession and the creation of an independent Pashtunistan (potentially including some of Pakistan’s tribal regions), and that 40 percent of the population believed NATO was occupying Afghanistan as part of a goal to destroy Islam.
Though the report from ICOS stressed the importance of communication with the Afghans it seems that such efforts will inevitably be dwarfed by the deleterious effect military occupation has on public opinion. MacDonald urged NATO to make it clear why Afghans’ future is “better with us than with the Taliban,” but recent NATO comments suggest not many officials even buy this anymore, leaving open the question of why the Afghans would.
<unclear however whether the few Afghans who had heard of 9/11 were any more upbeat> Well, if someone invaded me I'd be downright flattered that they bothered to blame me for something first. We should spread the word there: We're not 'liberating' your women after all; we're 'punishing' you! …we were just too wussy to hold show-trials first! Imagine the hearts and minds! The guilt, first planted, then resolved (or properly ignored)! The relief! The sheepishly affectionate sidelong looks and big bear hugs from burly tribesman! To think we've missed this opportunity for 9 years!
Hmmm….I wonder if this has anthing to do with the pre-911 rumors that the US would invade in the fall. If I'd heard those before I were invaded, I'd think that dignifying the 911 rationale was a waste of time.
it would seem from the polls that most americans don't know why we are in afghanistan either.
luckily americans have tv so they know everything is fine.
Oil route to Europe by passing Russia's interests
The justification-mantra from Soviet stategists was to destroy who and what they cast as "Basmachi", bandits. The term Basmachi was a call to arms, invasion and occupation in Central Asia and Afghanistan. All were accused of kidnaping, and a lengthy-matrix of assorted crimes and therefore had to civilized by the deployment of Soviet tanks and bombs. This bloodbath was responsible for the deaths of millions. Behind it all, of course, was the monopolizing of a vast array of resources by Moscow. Today, Washington is playing the same card and for the corporate elitists benefit.The word Basmachi has morphed into "terrorist" while serving the identical masters of the bottom line.
I've almost forgotten why we invaded myself. Come to think of it I have forgotten why.
“We have become a Nazi monster in the eyes of the whole world — a nation of bullies and bastards who would rather kill than live peacefully. We are not just Whores for power and oil, but killer whores with hate and fear in our hearts. We are human scum, and that is how history will judge us…No redeeming social value. Just whores. Get out of our way, or we’ll kill you.” – Hunter Thompson of Colorado
And every damned word Mr. Thompson said is true.
And listed here are the true and real reasons why the Washington/Wall Street/NWO/Globalist/NATO Crime Syndicate invaded Afghanistan: 1. trans-Afghan oil pipelines, 2. rare earth minerals worth potentially hundreds of billions of dollars and, 3. CIA control of the dope trade (opium is made from poppies.)
"Few Afghans Know Why NATO Invaded"
Ha! Newsflash : few Americans know why NATO invaded. In fact, it doesn't matter why at all, the fact is WE CAN. That's enough. This is important to understand.
As Jacques Prévert said : "quelle connerie la guerre !" ("What a load of crap war is")
It is called "Imperialism", the same reason for the Brits. invasion in 1830, although it seems not politic to use this reason now.
Afghans know why? How could they! In a nation with basic or non existent communications you expect them to somehow know everything? Amazing when you think about it. A ghost of a man from a cave in this land manages to (and we're imagining here so stay with me folks) orchestrate 9-11 and the nation with the most sophisticated military and communications systems ever can't even find him. Like those Guinness commercials all I can say is, "Brilliant".