Though one wouldn’t know it by looking at the soaring death tolls in the nation, General David Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that the Taliban’s momentum has been reversed in some parts of Afghanistan.
This sparked inevitable questions about when, or indeed if, the war will ever actually end. The short answer is no. The long answer, Petraeus told Congress, was that the situation is “fragile and reversible,” and something about 9/11.
If the comments sound familiar, it is because this was the exact same line General Petraeus used in 2007 when explaining to the American public that the Iraq war had to continue for many, many more years.
The popularity of the Afghan War is plummeting, as the conflict nears its tenth anniversary later this year. The newest poll, released Tuesday by Washington Post/ABC News, shows that 64% of Americans believe the war has not been worth fighting. Though the administration has made much of a trivial pullout of non-combat troops in July, most officials seem to agree that the war will last well beyond 2014.
To you democrats: look the falsified democracy is bankrupt as capitalism has.., you don’t have any other choice but strangle people to accept your change in a dictatorial militarism regime both at home and overseas or do accept the peoples voice for change and help them to accomplish long over due democracy where ever you hear their voice. To People, all these wars are not the peoples wars, these war created by few and for the few, these wars are emperors wars, these wars are China, Islam, US and EUs wars. All of you from US to EU and from Africa to Croatia have the right to demand your freedom and stop these inhumane wars. demand the mercenaries to leave your country, it is up you and not your puppet regimes to demand for them to leave.
Canned "testimony"? It's his template for funding procurement. Just fill in the blanks. Why bother paying someone to write something new and original everytime when nobody cares, they just make the usual grunting noises while signing the check.
Thinking back over the last 2 years or so, I seem to remember that the trend of public opinion has been for the majority of the time against the war in Afghanistan. And growing more each time they poll. So why has Congress refused to reflect their constituents? Congress insists that they are there to listen (and supposedly act) on what their constituents tell them. Congress bleats this mantra every time they attempt to stick it to Obama or the dems. Could it be that they really only mean it when it suits their goals? Maybe?
In the last 6 months the trend has been over 60% against the war – not worth it. Time for Congress to put it to a vote – let the people see who amongst the elected are more for what they themselves want and less for what their constituents believe should happen. In this time of supposed fiscal responsibility (that still cracks me up) think about how much they could cut if they just ended these wars. Why don't they ever talk about that when they talk about cutting social programs – or cutting their own salaries for that matter. Just askin'.
It's pretty obvious that Congress doesn't give a flying fuck what their constituents want. Congress does what the people and corporations that own them want. But dumb-ass Americans keep voting for them anyway. Go figure.
More great news from Howdy-Doody…
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Sophocles said it some 2000 years ago: "It is the merit of a general to impart good news and to conceal the truth" – and nothing has changed – generals still LIE and hide the truth about how badly the war is going. Yes – there is light at the end of the tunnel – it is a freight traing barreling towards us. As to the crooks and thieves, idiots and morons, TRAITORS in our Congress – ALL need to be put on a one way trip to Afghanistan! Heck – it's NOT their sons or daughters dying for the profits of Corporate America – what do they care? Sadly – the stupid and cowardly American 'sheep' will NEVER rise up against the 'wolves'.
"the stupid and cowardly American 'sheep' will NEVER rise up against the 'wolves'"
BINGO!!! Which is why forums like this where people like us who complain and accuse and expound on our own sage reasonings really don't amount to a hill of…whatever – and most definitely won't bring the Archons down.. When you have one intelligent voter against 25 nose-ringed "base" voters there is little chance to cleanse the house.
But it really makes for interesting reading.
"Power Point" Petraeus …….. "We see the light at the end of the tunnel" …… He is a MASTER of public speaking and regurgitating Viet Nam. Too bad all these morons in uniforms did not learn anything from Nam except how to HIDE FACTS from the American Public.