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[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif][/FONT]Who Will It Be?
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Another milestone will soon be reached in the war on terrorism. No, the Homeland Security threat level will not be lowered to green. No, regular tubes of toothpaste will not be allowed on airplanes. And no, U.S. troops will not be turning everything over to Iraqis and Afghans. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The milestone I am referring to is not a good one. There have been 43 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far this year. This brings the total dead up to 990. But if last year is any indication, when 317 soldiers died, the 1,000th U.S. soldier will soon die in Afghanistan.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Who will it be? Who will be the 1,000th U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Will it be someone from your family? Will it be your father, your brother, your uncle, your grandfather, your nephew, or perhaps your husband? Will it be your mother, your sister, your aunt, your grandmother, your niece, or perhaps your wife? [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Will it be someone you know? Will it be your friend, your neighbor, your classmate, your coworker, or just an acquaintance? [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Will it be someone from your area? Will it be someone from your state, your county, your city, or maybe even your street?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]For those in the military, will it be someone serving with you? Will it be your corporal, your sergeant, lieutenant, your captain, or your colonel? Will it be someone in your squad or platoon? Will it be someone in your barracks or on your ship? Will it be you?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Who will it be? Who will be the 1,000th U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]These deaths are all so senseless. The 9/11 hijackers are all dead. None of them were Afghans. The terrorist attacks were primarily planned in apartments in the United States by individuals legally authorized to be in the county, not in terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The United States supported the Muslim insurgents and Afghan militants when they were freedom-fighting Mujahideen fighting against the Soviet Union.(Thanks Charley W.) The president’s National Security Advisor, retired Marine Corps general James L. Jones, not only acknowledged that the al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan was very diminished, but that "the maximum estimate is less than 100 operating in the country, no bases, no ability to launch attacks on either us or our allies." No American was ever harmed by anyone in Afghanistan until the U.S. military invaded and occupied that country.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan is folly on a grand scale. This primitive country with a long history of ethnic, religious, and factional squabbling is known as the graveyard of empires. The British found this out the hard way, as did the Soviet Union. Why is America the great exception?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]According to the Congressional Research Service, the United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan – and that was as of last October when there were fewer U.S. troops in the country than there are now. The 30,000 additional troops that Obama wants to send to Afghanistan will cost another $30 billion. That’s another $2.5 billion a month. The Pentagon has acknowledged that it costs about $400 to get a gallon of fuel into the remote areas of Afghanistan to U.S. troops. The trucking and security companies hired by the United States to transport supplies to military bases in Afghanistan have paid hundreds of millions of dollars in protection money to the Taliban and other insurgent groups to keep from being attacked on the roads. Since the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the Army Corps of Engineers has spent more than $4.5 billion on construction projects, most of it building nearly 400 U.S. and coalition bases in that country.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]We don’t know who will be the 1,000th U.S. soldier to die in Afghanistan. But we do know it will be soon. And there are some other things we know about his upcoming death. We know that his death will be in vain and for a lie. We know he will not die to avenge 9/11. We know he will die, not as a hero, but as a dupe. We know he will not die to protect anyone from terrorists. We know he will not die for anyone’s freedoms. We know his death will be senseless, unnecessary, and preventable. We know his death will be a sacrifice for the furtherance of the U.S. global empire.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Who will it be?[/FONT]
This article will surely bring out you NeoCons and slam this...I expect it.
But the one thing I have heard over the past few weeks and as recently as this week is this...I'm not sure who said this, but if you must know, I'll do my best to find it, but I'm pretty sure you have heard this as well...
It has been said that once the top leaders of the Taliban and Al Qaeda are killed, that will disrupt and end the terrorist activity and training and that is what we are ultimately fighting for. I have also heard on the news that once one of the top leaders are killed, it will be a bit of time, but within a month or two, these positions are replaced with up and coming individuals eagerly willing to fill those positions and continue the fight.
I've asked this question before and it has never been directly answered...only been danced around by some crap answer about fighting terrorism.
What is the actual objective of us being over there and at what point can we bring our troops home?
It is my belief that our government NEVER wants to end this military-industrial machine, as it lines the pockets of certain individuals and ensures political power for others.
It bothers me deeply to see continued loss of life that would otherwise still be around today to be with their families.
[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]by [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Laurence M. Vance
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[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Another milestone will soon be reached in the war on terrorism. No, the Homeland Security threat level will not be lowered to green. No, regular tubes of toothpaste will not be allowed on airplanes. And no, U.S. troops will not be turning everything over to Iraqis and Afghans. [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The milestone I am referring to is not a good one. There have been 43 U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far this year. This brings the total dead up to 990. But if last year is any indication, when 317 soldiers died, the 1,000th U.S. soldier will soon die in Afghanistan.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Who will it be? Who will be the 1,000th U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Will it be someone from your family? Will it be your father, your brother, your uncle, your grandfather, your nephew, or perhaps your husband? Will it be your mother, your sister, your aunt, your grandmother, your niece, or perhaps your wife? [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Will it be someone you know? Will it be your friend, your neighbor, your classmate, your coworker, or just an acquaintance? [/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Will it be someone from your area? Will it be someone from your state, your county, your city, or maybe even your street?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]For those in the military, will it be someone serving with you? Will it be your corporal, your sergeant, lieutenant, your captain, or your colonel? Will it be someone in your squad or platoon? Will it be someone in your barracks or on your ship? Will it be you?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Who will it be? Who will be the 1,000th U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]These deaths are all so senseless. The 9/11 hijackers are all dead. None of them were Afghans. The terrorist attacks were primarily planned in apartments in the United States by individuals legally authorized to be in the county, not in terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The United States supported the Muslim insurgents and Afghan militants when they were freedom-fighting Mujahideen fighting against the Soviet Union.(Thanks Charley W.) The president’s National Security Advisor, retired Marine Corps general James L. Jones, not only acknowledged that the al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan was very diminished, but that "the maximum estimate is less than 100 operating in the country, no bases, no ability to launch attacks on either us or our allies." No American was ever harmed by anyone in Afghanistan until the U.S. military invaded and occupied that country.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan is folly on a grand scale. This primitive country with a long history of ethnic, religious, and factional squabbling is known as the graveyard of empires. The British found this out the hard way, as did the Soviet Union. Why is America the great exception?[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]According to the Congressional Research Service, the United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan – and that was as of last October when there were fewer U.S. troops in the country than there are now. The 30,000 additional troops that Obama wants to send to Afghanistan will cost another $30 billion. That’s another $2.5 billion a month. The Pentagon has acknowledged that it costs about $400 to get a gallon of fuel into the remote areas of Afghanistan to U.S. troops. The trucking and security companies hired by the United States to transport supplies to military bases in Afghanistan have paid hundreds of millions of dollars in protection money to the Taliban and other insurgent groups to keep from being attacked on the roads. Since the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the Army Corps of Engineers has spent more than $4.5 billion on construction projects, most of it building nearly 400 U.S. and coalition bases in that country.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]We don’t know who will be the 1,000th U.S. soldier to die in Afghanistan. But we do know it will be soon. And there are some other things we know about his upcoming death. We know that his death will be in vain and for a lie. We know he will not die to avenge 9/11. We know he will die, not as a hero, but as a dupe. We know he will not die to protect anyone from terrorists. We know he will not die for anyone’s freedoms. We know his death will be senseless, unnecessary, and preventable. We know his death will be a sacrifice for the furtherance of the U.S. global empire.[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Who will it be?[/FONT]
This article will surely bring out you NeoCons and slam this...I expect it.
But the one thing I have heard over the past few weeks and as recently as this week is this...I'm not sure who said this, but if you must know, I'll do my best to find it, but I'm pretty sure you have heard this as well...
It has been said that once the top leaders of the Taliban and Al Qaeda are killed, that will disrupt and end the terrorist activity and training and that is what we are ultimately fighting for. I have also heard on the news that once one of the top leaders are killed, it will be a bit of time, but within a month or two, these positions are replaced with up and coming individuals eagerly willing to fill those positions and continue the fight.
I've asked this question before and it has never been directly answered...only been danced around by some crap answer about fighting terrorism.
What is the actual objective of us being over there and at what point can we bring our troops home?
It is my belief that our government NEVER wants to end this military-industrial machine, as it lines the pockets of certain individuals and ensures political power for others.
It bothers me deeply to see continued loss of life that would otherwise still be around today to be with their families.