Articles tagged with: Afghanistan
Afghans Want to Burn Americans, Not Qurans
The people of Afghanistan have been rioting in the streets, screaming anti-U.S. slogans , and killing American citizens ever since the unfortunate “Quran-burning incident” by the U.S. military on February 24th. This two-week long binge of violent behavior and hatred toward America has been largely fueled by top officials within the Karzai regime and the powerful Council of Muslim Scholars. …
Cultural Ineptitude: We Must Leave Afghanistan
We entered Afghanistan after 9/11 ostensibly to look for Osama bi Laden. Lo these many years later, we are as hated there by Afghan citizens as we were when we first arrived. To some extent, I can understand.
The Afghanistan citizens, both civilian and military, are furious with US troops who disposed of Qurans in a fire pit almost one week …
Afghanistan Conflict Marks Ten Year Anniversity
On Friday, October 7, the United States reached grim milestone. This date marked the ten year anniversary of U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan. During this period of time over 1,700 American service men and women have been killed, thousands more have been wounded and maimed, and the cost to the taxpayers has exceeded one trillion dollars. In addition to American …
West Wing Story: Rumble of Dems and GOP!
Republicans: The Dems won’t have their day Tonight
Democrats:The GOP won’t have their way Tonight
Republicans: The Democrats they grumble, “Fair fight”
But if they start a rumble, We’ll rumble ‘em Right
Democrats: We’re gonna hand ‘em a surprise Tonight
Republicans: We’re gonna cut ‘em down to size Tonight
Democrats: We said “Okay no rumpus, No tricks.” But just in case they jump us, We’re ready to mix Tonight!
Republicans: Well, they began it! Democrats: Well, they began it- Both: And we’re the ones to stop ‘em …
Pakistani/Iranian Alliance Will Win Afghanistan
Over a decade ago the U.S. government realized that the “fight against terrorism” would not only require boots on the ground in Afghanistan, but would also require military and political co-operation with Afghanistan’s neighbor to the East, Pakistan. At that time, the U.S. State Department was well aware that Pakistan was controlled by a military dictatorship, was corrupt to its …
The (Un)solution Revolution
During the last part of the eighteenth century, the residents of the thirteen American colonies waged a war of revolution against the British government in order to resolve their long-standing grievances. The revolution was fought so that American residents could find uniquely American solutions to the problems inherent in living in a free society, and under the rule of law …
Afghanistan: America’s Co-dependent Stepchild
After almost ten years of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, the American people have almost nothing to show for their spent treasure, spilled blood, and thousands of disabled sons and daughters. Not only is the war against the Taliban insurgents going badly, but the entire Afghan economy has become totally dependent on the billions of dollars of military spending, combined with …
Afghanistan : The Opium Den of the World
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Once again, the weird and wacky world of Afghanistan politics has taken center stage. The issue this time, like many other times in the past, is Afghanistan’s bumper crop of illegal heroin. As the world’s leading supplier of heroin for decades, if not centuries, the population of this impoverished and war-torn nation know full well the importance of …
Kabul Bank : The Next American Bailout?
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For those of us asking if things could possibly get any worse (or more expensive) for the U.S. in Afghanistan, the answer is a resounding “yes”. The owners of Kabul Bank, many of whom are related to Afghan president Hamid Karsai, announced yesterday that the bank would almost certainly collapse as result of millions of dollars of investment …
Rep. Patrick Kennedy: Righteous Indignation
Kennedy stated, ” Somewhere I heard that during the Vietnam War. So what is it we got to do? We got to double down on a bad policy to protect the honor of those who have already died? I don’t think so.”
