tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post1827809248807886162..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: Decade of WarBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-5859232264067447932011-10-08T16:52:15.560-04:002011-10-08T16:52:15.560-04:00When the Afghans finally drove the Soviets out
On...<i>When the Afghans finally drove the Soviets out</i><br /><br />One faction of Afghans, anyway.<br />Seems to me that Afghanistan did used to have a nascent civil society, with a progressive government; but the government had the misfortune of receiving Soviet support, so the US built up an alliance of religious fanatics and corrupt regional warlords to serve as their proxy army to overthrow it.<br /><br />So back then the US decided that peace & stability in Afghanistan was less important than an opportunity to embarrass Gorbachev. The Afghans were disposable collateral damage then; I'm not expecting them to suddenly become important.Smut Clydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409476490132867809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-80708046499021848582011-10-08T15:39:20.675-04:002011-10-08T15:39:20.675-04:00Sounds like you've got enough brothers to keep...Sounds like you've got enough brothers to keep the U.S. in military single handedly! :)<br /><br />((Hugs))<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18206086996758491041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-70536676458804510982011-10-08T14:21:16.722-04:002011-10-08T14:21:16.722-04:003) PROFIT!!!
That was certainly the case in Iraq!...<i>3) PROFIT!!!</i><br /><br />That was certainly the case in Iraq!<br /><br /><i>The whole thing is insane, but continues because it satisfies the pockets of certain well-heeled and thus overly-influential parties.</i><br /><br />Yeah, but it's just not sustainable... we're pretty much doomed!Big Bad Bald Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-24233588118542908302011-10-08T11:24:28.852-04:002011-10-08T11:24:28.852-04:00When the Afghans finally drove the Soviets out, wh...<i>When the Afghans finally drove the Soviets out, where the hell was our State Department, giving the Afghans aid in building a civil society?</i><br /><br />Busy helping Pakistan (not to mention, Saudi Arabia) who in their turn were doing their best to make sure religious fundamentalists held sway.<br /><br />The whole thing is insane, but continues because it satisfies the pockets of certain well-heeled and thus overly-influential parties.<br /><br />And because we don't have an actual opposition party in this country.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-19378887677321332602011-10-08T09:00:49.208-04:002011-10-08T09:00:49.208-04:00what positive outcome is possible?
3) PROFIT!!!<i>what positive outcome is possible?</i><br /><br />3) PROFIT!!!Johnny Pezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430884010621619176noreply@blogger.com