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A Preview?

09 Tuesday Mar 2021

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Of Amerikan ineffectiveness – in Afghanistan:

And this is why, after 20 years of insurgency, the Taliban has never given up or lost its resolve to fight. Irrespective of ideas, the Taliban fighters’ goal is simple: they want their country back and are able to tap into the utter depravity of conditions in Afghanistan, including poverty, desperation and disillusionment, to foster an organic sentiment that keeps propelling them back, no matter how many times they are bombed.

“…the Taliban fighters’ goal is simple: they want their country back…” Replace “Taliban” with American People and see how that works.

Win and Withdraw

11 Sunday Oct 2020

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The saying goes that one does not negotiate with terrorists. But that is just what the Taliban did, what they had to do, in February, to get the Empire to start packing. Naturally, they’re hoping for good faith from DC. It’s interesting, though not surprising, that they endorse the candidate they think provides the best chance for peace.

President Trump’s reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a phone interview, “We hope he will win the election and wind up U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.” The militant group expressed some concern about Mr. Trump’s bout with the coronavirus. “When we heard about Trump being COVID-19 positive, we got worried for his health, but seems he is getting better,” another Taliban senior leader told CBS News.

The Stupid Party can reject whatever they like, but the Empire is breaking up regardless. It might as well do so now, and as peacefully as possible. For all his foibles, Trump has departed from the Bush-Clinton-Bush-Obama axis of aggression. And, for all their foibles, CBS news hit the nail with this particular article.

Let the Afghans rebuild their nation. Hopefully, someday, Americans can do the same.

Sad, But Not Our Business

02 Monday Mar 2020

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Fighting resumes in Afghanistan.

The partial truce between the US, the insurgents and Afghan forces lasted for the week running up to the signing of the US-Taliban accord in Doha on Saturday, and was extended over the weekend.

“The reduction in violence… has ended now and our operations will continue as normal,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP.

“As per the (US-Taliban) agreement, our mujahideen will not attack foreign forces but our operations will continue against the Kabul administration forces.”

We’re the foreign forces. It’s their land to fight over. Get out ahead of schedule.

Victory in Afghanistan!

29 Saturday Feb 2020

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The US Empire never had a military strategy in its two-decade quagmire in Afghanistan. Now, I suppose that the banksters are satisfied to the point that we can call it quits. The Empire has signed a peace agreement with the Taliban. READ IT – ONLY 4 Pages. Troop withdrawal and the ending of hostilities and sanctions.

The United States is committed to withdraw from Afghanistan all military forces of the United States, its allies, and Coalition partners, including all non-diplomatic civilian personnel, private security contractors, trainers, advisors, and supporting services personnel within fourteen (14) months following announcement of this agreement, and will take the following measures in this regard:

More on this, I think, next week at TPC.

Live, from the Graveyard

13 Friday Sep 2019

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$900 Billion wasted. 147,000 dead. And, nothing to show. As I mentioned in my TPC column this week, the Taliban is winning, bigly.

Yet 18 years later, after the U.S. spent nearly $900 billion and more than 147,000 people died, the Taliban are growing more confident of returning to power. The militant group controls or contests half of the country, more territory than any time since they were toppled in 2001. And they’ve come close to a deal with the U.S. that could give them even more power, even after President Donald Trump abruptly put the talks on hold.

Well, thank God we have no domestic problems.