Afghanistan

The Afghanistan war is the longest war in America's history. Since 2001 the military budget has grown to equal more then the rest of the worlds military budget combined. Afghanistan is known as the "graveyard of empires" for a reason. In the entire world history their has never been a foreign force to win a war in Afghanistan. Alexander the Great couldn't. Nor could Genghis Khan. The Prussians couldn't. The British empire couldn't along with the Soviet union. America is the latest foreign force to try to win in Afghanistan and after nine years we have made no progress. The strategy for Afghanistan is a counterinsurgency. For this to work the Afghan people have to believe the Taliban is against them and America is working for them. It is hard to do this when America accidently bombs a civilian wedding or kills children by accident. Improvised bomb incidents have increased by 94%. This at the same time General McChrystal is saying there is progress. Afghanistan has several geopolitical problems. Afghanistan is a lost cause. America needs to realize this before we stay in there for the next ten years. The real reason for the Afghan war is oil pipelines and the military-industrial complex.

The reason Afghanistan has never lost a war is the tribal people never accept a foreign occupation. This comes from the differences between the Pashtuns and the Taliban. Their culture is complex. The average American never thinks or cares about these differences. The public is under educated about our enemy. If you want to know the truth you have to learn it yourself by searching for it.

This is just the surface. Afghanistan is our generations Vietnam. To fully understand the problems for this war requires doing your home work and reading. Even Gen. McChrystal has said "We don't understand Afghanistan". This war could be over next month or keep going for years to come. Let's hope it is next month.

Iran, the next war

The U.N. has approved the fourth round of sanctions on Iran. These sanctions are an act of war. Sanctions are serious matters. They stifle economy growth and lead to deteriorating relations between the U.S. and Iran. The people of Iran suffer the most. When the lie at the Iraqi people would treat us as liberators was used to con the American people into war the reason they did not see us as liberators is this. We imposed years and years of sanctions on the Iraqi people. It is hard to know how many Iraqi people died from starvation due to the sanctions, but some reports are as high as 1 million. These sanctions will have no effect of the Iranian nuclear program. They have stated that the sanctions will not deter them from their peaceful nuclear energy program, and that is what it is. This lie that the Iranians want to produce a nuclear weapon is the same lies that were told about Iraq. Obama is lying just as much as Bush did. All 16 U.S. intelligence agencies have agreed that Iran is not trying to make a nuclear weapon. The same intelligence agencies told us that Iraq had no nuclear weapons in Iraq. The intelligence that Iraq had nukes was from a special intelligence group that Rumsfeld made up. America is lying to the world about Iran. When this war comes I will not believe the U.S. and condemn it from the start. The real reason for the war is reign change in Iran, oil, and most important of all they do not do what we tell them to.

This war is likely to start very soon. The Iranian Red Crescent has sent ships headed for Gaza. There is a possibility Iran or Turkey will have a naval escort for the ships. Even if they do not have an escort if any deaths occur the result from Iran or Israel could be the first battle in World War 3. America would get involved by helping Israel. Or, Israel or america may attack Iran first. The chances are high for a war soon.