Peacenik thinks this surge is delusional. Memories of Vietnam. No one in all of history has tamed Afghanistan. The supposed plan is to stabilize the country before presidental elections in August.
How do you stabilize a country that is composed of different areas ruled by war lords? The current president can't even control Kabul, the capital. Let's accept the fact that the US is in Afghanistan for geopolitical reasons, not humanitarian reasons. If a strongman existed, any strongman, who could control the country, the US would support that person. Why is Canada still supporting a US imperial misadventure. Why did I forget that question mark? Bring the Canadian troops home now.
by Tom Coghlan
Thousands of US Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land early today, launching the first major military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency with an assault deep into Taleban-held territory.
Operation Khanjar, which the Marines call simply "the decisive op", is intended to seize virtually the entire lower Helmand River valley, a heartland of the Taleban insurgency and the world's biggest heroin producing region.
It is the biggest operation launched by the US Marines Corps since the retaking of Fallujah in 2004 and seeks to break the grinding stalemate between Nato forces and the Taleban in the province.
Read on...
How do you stabilize a country that is composed of different areas ruled by war lords? The current president can't even control Kabul, the capital. Let's accept the fact that the US is in Afghanistan for geopolitical reasons, not humanitarian reasons. If a strongman existed, any strongman, who could control the country, the US would support that person. Why is Canada still supporting a US imperial misadventure. Why did I forget that question mark? Bring the Canadian troops home now.
by Tom Coghlan
Thousands of US Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land early today, launching the first major military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency with an assault deep into Taleban-held territory.
Operation Khanjar, which the Marines call simply "the decisive op", is intended to seize virtually the entire lower Helmand River valley, a heartland of the Taleban insurgency and the world's biggest heroin producing region.
It is the biggest operation launched by the US Marines Corps since the retaking of Fallujah in 2004 and seeks to break the grinding stalemate between Nato forces and the Taleban in the province.
Read on...
