OBAMA CONTINUES WAR GAMES
Obama has taken a considerable time deciding what could become probably the memorial of his presidency. Whether the delay was due to the gathering of advice or dithering we won't know for some time, however his eagerly awaited policy announcement has seen his administration commit further to the Afghan conflict.
It needed bold leadership to do otherwise but it seems what could have been his distinct contribution may be sinking amidst the clamour of political pressures.
90% of the Afghan army are illiterate. 60% of the officers cannot read. Many are drug addicted. From such as these Obama's exit strategy from and brave new world for Afghanistan is to come.
They are poor and vulnerable and available to the highest bidder and Obama reckons that £4.5 billion may bribe them into conformity.
How many American families has he doomed to tragedy?
Will their blood be wasted in yet another Vietnamesque foreign policy disaster?
What seems inevitable is that when all the soldiers have left, Afghanistan will return to be prey to Islamic militancy and fundamentalism and the necessary, messy and probably bloody process of political evolution upon which developed societies are based.
If only America could find £4.5 billion to provide the incentive to their 'enemies' to take the path to constructive dialogue rather than ensuring their hatred becomes ever more entrenched.
It needed bold leadership to do otherwise but it seems what could have been his distinct contribution may be sinking amidst the clamour of political pressures.
90% of the Afghan army are illiterate. 60% of the officers cannot read. Many are drug addicted. From such as these Obama's exit strategy from and brave new world for Afghanistan is to come.
They are poor and vulnerable and available to the highest bidder and Obama reckons that £4.5 billion may bribe them into conformity.
How many American families has he doomed to tragedy?
Will their blood be wasted in yet another Vietnamesque foreign policy disaster?
What seems inevitable is that when all the soldiers have left, Afghanistan will return to be prey to Islamic militancy and fundamentalism and the necessary, messy and probably bloody process of political evolution upon which developed societies are based.
If only America could find £4.5 billion to provide the incentive to their 'enemies' to take the path to constructive dialogue rather than ensuring their hatred becomes ever more entrenched.
posted by Bishop Jonathan Blake | 2:49 PM
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