The “draw down” of the Afghan war means fewer NATO ground troops in the thick of things, but the transition to Afghan forces doing the fighting on the ground isn’t actually leading to an overall reduction in US military activity in the country.
Rather, it’s increasing, as the decrease in boots on the ground has given way to soaring numbers of airstrikes, with NATO reporting 436 US airstrikes in Afghanistan just in the month of August, the highest level in two years.
NATO says that strikes are higher during “fighting season,” which Pentagon officials said that the escalation of the air war was expected to “support” Afghan ground forces.
The number of US airstrikes reached its apex in 2011, and has been declining since then. It seems to be rebounding from its lows in 2013, however, and despite Pentagon plans to have fewer overall planes in Afghanistan by the start of 2015, the plan seems to be for large numbers of strikes in 2015 and 2016, and likely beyond, as Afghanistan’s own air force remains virtually non-existent.
the only way the US will ever gets its way in these countries is…..to kill everyone there.
I am sure us msm would love that
Body parts flying from the sky = Terrorism unequaled
Our bombs exploding in foreign lands has but one purpose, to terrorize the voting population to the max, so that our Empire builders can expand their wealth and power the max.
Body parts flying through the air — Terrorism unequaled
Our bombs exploding in foreign lands has but one purpose, to terrorize the voting population the max, so that our Empire builders can expand their wealth and power the max. For as some great President of ours has surmised, "There can be security only in expansion."