Why Are We in Afghanistan Again?

Hello again everyone!

Well here we are at the end of an era. What is undoubtedly the absolute worst presidency in the history of the United States is finally about to be tossed into the dustbin of history. With the advent of a new President, we return to the old adage of trying to figure out what the priorities are for this individual. Thanks to the foolish criminal acts of the tyrant known as "King George"(that is being nice), the nation is facing simultaneous challenges that no one had ever dreamed of. I wish him all the best, however I will not hold my breath as to how far the "change agent" is going to make things better (more on that next week). With that in mind, let´s turn our attention to what the President-Elect has coined "the central front in the War on Terror" -- Afghanistan.

It has been said in the media, as well as with several people who I have conversed with, that the war in Afghanistan is the "good war" as compared to Iraq which is the "bad war". Whenever I hear those words, I cringe. After seven years of fighting with no end in sight, we still do not have Bin Laden. That makes me wonder if we really wanted to catch him in the first place. Apparently, I am not the only one. According to the October 3rd article from the Persian Afghan Press, French troops were at one point about to capture the "world´s most wanted man", but were stopped by U.S. forces. They base their claims on the documentary Bin Laden, the Failings of a Manhunt that is to be broadcast by Planet, a French network. I am still looking to find a copy of this documentary so I can do independent research on the matter. If anyone has seen this or can confirm these claims, please let me know.

I do not have to explain the devastating implications of this documentary, as well as any information that would support this claim. Our only reason for being in Afghanistan was to get Bin Laden , no other reason . I was personally interested to have this man brought back alive so he could explain for himself what he was doing on September 11th . I am not going to go into a long explanation here as to why I doubt what Bush & Co. have stated on the matter. However I will say that there needs to be a new investigation into the events before and after 9/11 because that one event launched us on a bloody path of war and destruction. Since we all know that the Iraq war was an illegal aggressive act based on deception , it brings the motive of the Afghan War into question, since in reality these are two different fronts of the same war. If that is not the case, then WW2 was also not one war. The warring nations fought not one but several enemies on several fronts , however it was still considered to be one war. The same applies here.

In case no one was noticing the news reports that are coming out if Afghanistan, the only encouraging news seems to be for the defense contractors and the drug dealers. Afghanistan is now once again home to 90% of the heroin trade, and Mr. Obama wants to escalate the conflict there for no reason than to supposedly finish the job that was started in October 2001. The problem is that he also has stated that he would send troops into Pakistan if necessary in order to "root out the terrorists." I don´t know about you, but that kind of aggressive talk sounds frighteningly familiar. Mr. Obama, I was under the impression that you promised "change" to the American people? Oh yes, that´s right, you didn´t say what kind of change, I see the misunderstanding. So the civilian deaths in the sands of Iraq by Bush were a horrible thing, so you will fix it by continuing and expanding the deaths of civilians in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hey, at least it won´t get too hot in the summer. I must trouble you with one question though, Mr. Obama: since when was it moral and legal for us to invade any country that we desire and bomb it into the Stone Age because of one man? In case you haven´t realized it sir; I know that you are new to this position and all, but these countries are inhabited . There are actual human beings that live there. Don´t you think those seven years of strife and warfare are enough for these people? That maybe, just maybe we can find a political solution to this problem? I don´t know, like maybe working with those governments to bring this man to justice? You don´t see the other nations of the world trying to invade America because of Stupid George, even though they would have every right because of the precedent our foolish government has set. Oh I guess I should mention that this man that you said killed our citizens is on record as saying he had nothing to do with it. It would be our best interest to find out if what he is saying is true. The victims of that terrible attack as well as their families deserve the truth , not some fabrication where thousands will suffer like so many already have.

It is my sincere belief that the war in Afghanistan needs to end. All we have done is take a poor country and make it more chaotic and unsafe than before. We have wasted money, equipment and lives for the sakes of whom? I call on the warring parties to cease all combat operations and to sit down together and make peace with one another then hunt for Bin Laden together . Only then will we be able to bring him to justice.