As the Obama Administration continues to try to present the “zero option,” ending the Afghan occupation at the end of 2014, as a real thing in the hopes of coaxing better terms out of President Hamid Karzai, the Pentagon seems determined to undercut them by reiterating at every opportunity that it isn’t really an option.
Pentagon officials today offered a report to Congress saying that they had entirely rejected the “zero option” and that they intend to continue to provide “substantial” long-term military support to the Afghan government.
The report centered primarily on “training” and funding for the huge Afghan military, which because of widespread attrition is constantly bursting at the seams with huge numbers of untrained recruits.
It’s clear however that the Pentagon very much envisions military operations continuing into 2015 beyond just throwing money and trainers at the problem. And while the report included its obligatory claims of “progress” on the ground it underscored that vision by reiterating the insurgents’ significant capabilities, also expected to last well beyond 2014.
Afghanis must throw the war criminals out because they want many bases in Afghanistan to continue their war criminal activities and partition Afghanistan. One of the Tajik officials in Afghanistan said: We are tellying US, over our death bodies. Fu*k off from Afghanistan.
Obama has killed many Afghanis including children where with NO DOUBT are war crimes against humanity but ICC still act as a PIMP when it comes to zionism and imperalism. People of the
region must be united against US military and its war crimes. Enough is enough.
In plain English, we are in Afghanistan to stay, one way or other.
Look: Germany is a democratic country, so is Italy and England and and and…, but USA militarism regime still occupying them for last 60 years.
Since when does the military get to reject the orders of the civilian high command?
"Pentagon officials today offered a report to Congress saying that they had entirely rejected the “zero option” and that they intend to continue to provide “substantial” long-term military support to the Afghan government"
Very impressive. Perhaps the Pentagon could cite the Constitutional authority for this rejection?
I'm pretty sure that what the Pentagon is saying is what the Administration is saying behind the curtain. Any mumbling to the press about a zero-option is a red-herring. They have no intention of pulling all the troops out…it's just talk to temp the progressives into believing they're serious – they aren't. Obama has used seemingly complete statement reversals from the Pentagon numerous times. If the statements made by the Pentagon were actually adversarial to the Administrations positions, there would have been resignations/dismissals. It's all part of managing the message – and the press, such as it is.
Leave now!