40,000 troops to leave Afghanistan by end of 2012
A Case of the ‘Empire First’ Folly In Spades
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If there was ever a moment that laid bare the utter stupidity and futility
of Washington’s Empire First policy it surely is the smoking ruins of Syria
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I agree, but every soldier we get out is one less potential casualty in that godforsaken hellhole.
ReplyDeleteUntil they're actually gone they're still there. Other than that like always it's just lip service.
ReplyDeleteThey are leaving.
ReplyDeleteOr, are they?
All except for the ones that are staying.
But where will they go?
Home?
Maybe.
But for how long?
We are in the midst of perpetual war.
That means new targets, endless deployments, more death and suffering.
All dying empires enter this phase.