Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Because they are losing their shitty little war in Afghanistan

The top commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for a new war inside the borders of our ally Pakistan.
Senior American military commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for an expanded campaign of Special Operations ground raids across the border into Pakistan’s tribal areas, a risky strategy reflecting the growing frustration with Pakistan’s efforts to root out militants there.

The proposal, described by American officials in Washington and Afghanistan, would escalate military activities inside Pakistan, where the movement of American forces has been largely prohibited because of fears of provoking a backlash.

The plan has not yet been approved, but military and political leaders say a renewed sense of urgency has taken hold, as the deadline approaches for the Obama administration to begin withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan. Even with the risks, military commanders say that using American Special Operations troops could bring an intelligence windfall, if militants were captured, brought back across the border into Afghanistan and interrogated.
Because the first two shitty little wars worked so well, those who benefit from any armed conflict want us to gin up another one. There is a whole warehouse of medals and promotions waiting to be given.

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