MSNBC: Hey, let's steal Afghanistan's wealth
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 08/23/2017 - 11:47amI already hated Rachel Maddow, and Jimmy Dore just gave me another reason.
And let's not forget the reaction by a WashPo editor.
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Well Well Well What A Shocker, More War. Rant. Updated
Submitted by LaFeminista on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 8:02amMore war in Afghanistan, sure to be a winner this time eh Sherlock?
Steve Bannon leaving explained, looks like mayhem over there at America Frist[sic]
Did the Russians!! Give Trump Hillary's Plan?
Blackwater, Afghanistan, and killing people for money
Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 6:31pmSeveral weeks ago former Blackwater founder Erik Prince proposed privatizing the entire Afghanistan War in what can only be described as Blackwater 2.0.
Like a stopped clock, Trump may be about to do something right
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 4:41pmLike a blind squirrel finding an acorn, Trump may be about to do the third correct thing in his presidency.
The first thing he did right was deliver the coup de grace on TPP.
The second thing was his decision to end funding for CIA-backed rebels in Syria.
Team Trump's Brilliant New Idea For Afghanistan: A Mercenary Army
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 07/20/2017 - 3:33pmRemember back in 2001, when we first invaded Afghanistan our enemy was just one terrorist group - al-Qaeda? Those were the good old days, because now there are 20 terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Twenty!
Another 4,000 Americans to be sent into the Afghanistan meat grinder!
Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Sat, 06/17/2017 - 4:14pmNumerous news outlets are now reporting that President Trump has authorized Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to send 4,000 more American soldiers to Afghanistan, admitting that many of these will serve in direct combat roles.
Our inevitable defeat will be spectacular
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 06/15/2017 - 3:49pm“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
- Sun Tzu quotes
How to keep sending boys to die in the “graveyard of empires”
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 06/13/2017 - 6:28pmDefense Secretary Jim Mattis testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
"Super Bunker Buster Bombs Fast Tracked for Possible Use Against Iran and North Korea Nuclear Programs"
Submitted by Big Al on Thu, 04/13/2017 - 6:20pm
Is there any way to stop this?
The above title is from an article written in 2009.
"The Pentagon is accelerating by three years plans for a super bunker buster, the GBU-57A/B or Massive Ordnance Penetrator or MOP, a powerful new bomb aimed squarely at the underground nuclear facilities of Iran and North Korea."
“What have you done to me?”
Submitted by CB on Sat, 03/11/2017 - 11:45amI've just finished reading an intense article by Andre Vltchek about the impact of Obama's 'Good War' on the people of Afghanistan that has profoundly affected me.
I have no words....
