Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’
Ron Paul on the Fed and Afghanistan
The leading advocate for liberty in Congress discusses the dubious history of the Federal Reserve System and the dangers of the Afghanistan War.
5 Excuses for Afghanistan
President Obama recently stated that he was going to move 100,000 troops from Iraq to Afghanistan. In no particular order, I tried to justify the most common reasons for continued occupation:
1. To Capture Osama/Al Qaeda: While it is clear Bin Laden is no where near Afghanistan (and why would he be, he’s not even from there), someone in the country might know where he is. Also, none of the 9/11 terrorists were from Afghanistan, and the bulk of Al Qaeda is spread amongst 45 different countries (according to CIA reports). Therefore, a surge is needed in Afghanistan to enable us to move to the next country harboring Al Qaeda terrorists. If the occupation’s true intention is to capture and kill all of Al Qaeda, why would we ignore their presence in the other 44 countries? Al Qaeda in Afghanistan are just as dangerous as Al Qaeda in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, one of which is housing Osama and the other produced nearly all of the 9/11 terrorists.
2. Eliminate Terrorism: Terrorism can not be eliminated if there are no terrorists to eliminate. Since Al Qaeda is using our occupation as a recruiting tool, it is likely our evacuation would reduce the amount of terrorists (violent dissenters) available to eliminate. Thus, only by continuing our occupation can we create enough terrorists to be able to wage a war to eliminate terrorism.
Why are we in Afghanistan
In a recent article, Senator Fritz Hollings asks a very important question: Why are we in Afghanistan?
After years of brutal failure in Iraq, you think the US would have learned its lesson when it comes to fighting wars which have no good rational behind them. So just why exactly do we need more troops in Afghanistan?
