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British MP Rory Stewart, a
quite brilliant speaker, asks "Why are Western and coalition
forces still fighting in Afghanistan?" I didn't want to watch
this, and did only because of cuzzin ricky's recommendation. Even
then I thought to quit listening several times, but could not.
I now recommend it to you.
The truth is I'd have been delighted to see us out of that wretched
country long ago, save for this nagging thought. Although never
really articulated by The Great
Unarticulater G.W. Bush, central to our strategy in taking
on Iraq and Afghanistan simultaneously was a need to isolate Iran
within the region. I still see that as a worthwhile, even
necessary strategy. So there's that.
A thought too far
I know what you're thinking. "Okay braniac, if you were in
charge, what would you do?' Fair enough. I'd turn both
Pakistan and Afghanistan into a huge crater lake and stock it with
bass. Seriously though, my answer lies in the question "How would
Reagan have handled Iran over the past decade?" I think we all
have a general idea, but it never happened, so it's prolly too
late. So, this. Get rid of Obama; elect a government
that will promote tapping 100% of our energy resources; build
that missile shield; reinvoke the Monroe
Doctrine; drive leaded gas muscle cars to our hearts content, and let the middle east rot. All of
these are doable. |
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