I’ve written about this in the past, and it is not fresh news, but now this policy of perpetual troop presence in Afghanistan seems to be firmly in place.
The Obama administration according to the Wall Street Journal, will keep at least 10,000 U.S. military troops in Afghanistan after the so-called “formal combat operations” end in 2014. Actually, the U.S. commander there, General John Allen, has proposed keeping indefinitely, forces between 6,000 and 15,000, but “non-government” analysts think that 30,000 troops may be necessary.
The bottom line is that continuous U.S. presence, continuous U.S. military involvement, and perpetual imperial war and occupation, are in the interests of the U.S. government and its corporate supporters who are dependent on war for their monetary rewards. So why would any expect this evil administration (or any other for that matter) to leave entirely, and bring all troops home?
That is not the agenda of this imperialistic monster called the United States, and considering the amount of money now being spent on war and empire, and the dependence on war of the massive military industrial complex, it seems war will forever be with us. In my opinion, aggression, occupation, and war will not end until this debt ridden economy collapses.
When economic collapse is the only solution to achieve peace, what will happen until that time? I can tell you … the destruction of our money, torture, mayhem, murder, sorrow, and the end of liberty. It’s not a pretty picture, but then so long as this government exists, hell will be our destiny!