This is what I CARE ABOUT:
"In the media coverage of Barack Obama’s decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan, one question goes unasked and unanswered: how many thousands, tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of Afghan civilians will die as a result of US military aggression?"
No, no sign of them in my AmeriKan War Daily.
"Afghan debaters choose their words carefully; Supporters cite ‘surge’; opponents charge ‘escalation’" by Joseph Williams, Globe Staff | December 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - When President Obama announced last week he would send 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan, it sparked a war of words between supporters and opponents of the new strategy: whether it is a “surge’’ or an “escalation.’’
Liberal antiwar activist groups are calling it an escalation, a provocative word evoking Vietnam, military failure, and endless war. Those who back the president talk of a surge, echoing the popular strategy employed in Iraq and implying only a temporary increase in boots on the ground.
Related: Obama Says Bush Was Right
At stake is public opinion, a critical factor in Obama’s war plan and the key to his political future....
Also see: Obama the Decider
And it is obvious they don't give a damn what the public thinks; otherwise, they would NOT BE DOING THIS!
I really don't have time for MSM s*** fooleys in the morning anymore.
So WHEN is the FALSE FLAG ATTACK coming, MSM?!
Didn't get your government-written script yet?
A new poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans agree with the president that Afghanistan is a linchpin for the nation’s security; a clear majority also believe that a stalemate - not victory - over the Taliban and Al Qaeda is the most likely outcome. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released yesterday found that 64 percent believe that the “safety and security’’ of the United States are at stake. Only 29 percent predicted victory, compared with 57 percent who foresee a stalemate and 12 percent outright defeat.
Yeah, SOMEHOW we are ALL FOR the WAR even though we are ALL AGAINST IT!!
No wonder ZNN is in LAST PLACE amongst the cable three.
Yesterday, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, Joint Chiefs chairman Michael Mullen, told soldiers at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, including many bound for Afghanistan, that he expects casualties to rise next year as reinforcements arrive....
Related: Admiral Mullen at Fort Campbell: We're losing
In defending the president’s plan to add troops by next summer and start withdrawing them a year later, top administration officials, including Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, repeatedly reminded Congress last week that adding reinforcements in 2007 helped decrease violence and build stability in Iraq. Gates, who was defense secretary under President George W. Bush during the Iraq surge, called Obama’s strategy a surge while selling it in a round of Sunday talk-show appearances. To reassure Afghanistan and Pakistan, Gates and other top administration officials, however, also said that any troop pullout starting in July 2011 would be slow and timed to the ability of Afghan forces to take over security.
But foes of Obama’s strategy insist that “escalation’’ is a more appropriate, and intentionally provocative, comparison to Vietnam. “ ‘Surge,’ in a way, means nothing,’’ said Brian Becker, national coordinator for the antiwar group ANSWER. “In the public consciousness, the surge led to a diminution or decrease of US casualties in Iraq, so they feel good about that. Words, as important as they are, can hide reality or reveal reality,’’ he added.
Oh, so now the ANTIWAR CANDIDATE had "ANTIWAR" FOES, huh?
Code Pink, another antiwar group, has come up with a slogan: “Hopeless Escalation.’’
Related: Boston Sunday Globe Censorship: Colorblind Globe
Why not this time?
Gael Murphy, a group cofounder:
“For us, the truth of the matter is we are deepening our involvement and military obligation to stay in Afghanistan with no clear end in sight. Yes, ‘escalation’ evokes Vietnam, but it is also used to not be duped that this new investment in Afghanistan is a short-lived thing. It’s absolutely alarming. And we don’t think it’s a false alarm.’’
Related: Code Pink Makes Me See RedSo, what, did the CONTROLLED-OPPOSITION change course, or... (lie)?
Also see: Toasting the Ladies!
That hurts!
--more--"
And you ladies need not worry; we ain't leaving anytime soon -- if ever!
"Gates warns against fast Afghan exit; Predicts gradual transition lasting 2 to 4 more years" by Paul Richter, Los Angeles Times | December 7, 2009
WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates denied yesterday that President Obama had set an “exit strategy’’ for Afghanistan, and he forecast that only a “handful’’ of US troops might leave the country in July 2011, when a withdrawal is scheduled to begin....
Related: Obama's Open-Ended War
Yeah, the 2011 lie was put in there so s***-headed Americans wouldn't get angry!
Gates said Americans could expect a significant US military presence in Afghanistan for two to four more years....
If not LONGER!
Try a "five-year, 10-year period," 'murkn!
Gates said US military commanders had reason for optimism that a minimum 18-month surge would work, because they have seen progress in the south where US forces have been added....
You going to believe the same old lies from the same old liars, America?
He said on NBC’s “Meet the Press’’ that “. . . . We will have 100,000 troops there, and they are not leaving in July 2011.’’ Gates also sought to prepare Americans for higher military casualties....
Ah, FUCK 'EM!
They want to go from what I read!
"US’s long view in Afghanistan troubles Congress; Some question credibility of 2011 withdrawal date" by Farah Stockman, Globe Staff | December 9, 2009
WASHINGTON - Senior administration officials signaled yesterday that the United States will continue to commit a significant number of troops and substantial funding to Afghanistan for many years to come, despite a July 2011 deadline set forth by the president last week to begin a drawdown.
Translation: There IS NOT GOING TO BE a "drawdown!"
And it is a GOOD THING you are NOT RUNNING a $1.5 TRILLION DOLLAR BUDGET DEFICIT, America, or I'd be worried.
Of course, YOU DON'T NEED the FUNDING FOR ANYTHING, Amurkn!
The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, and General Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan, told two committees on Capitol Hill that despite the deadline, the United States is a long-term partner.
“The question we always get [from Afghans] is: ‘Are you going to stay this time?’ ’’ McChrystal testified before the House Armed Services Committee. “And our answer to them is always, ‘Yes, we are.’ ’’
Asked how the Afghan government will pay the salaries of the 134,000-strong army that US troops are planning to train by 2011, Eikenberry said: “Clearly the United States is going to need to have a long-term security assistance relationship with Afghanistan. We are going to provide budgetary support, we know, in the years ahead.’’
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Senator Ben Nelson, a Nebraska Democrat, filed a bill yesterday that would allow the government to issue “war bonds’’ similar to those that the government sold to raise revenue during World War II....
That was when the U.S. government had credit and people believed in it.
NO ONE is going to BUY THOSE STOO-PID THINGS NOW -- even if they could afford them!
Related: Democrats Want War Tax
When does it end, America?
When the EMPIRE FALLS after YOUR LIFE is DESTROYED?
