Six Americans – two soldiers and four “contractors” – were killed when their convoy was targeted by a suicide bomber. At least nine other people were killed in the bombing – which took place during the morning rush hour in Kabul.
Hezb-e-Islami (a.k.a. “Islamic Party”) claimed responsibility for the attack, indicating it had been planned for more than a week. The insurgent group is affiliated with the Taliban, the fundamentalist Islamic regime America has been battling ever since 2001.
More than 2,200 American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan over that period – most of them over the last five years as the federal government shifted its emphasis from the “wrong” War in Iraq to the “right war” in Afghanistan.
Both conflicts are ostensibly part of America’s “War on Terror,” which has consumed more than $1.4 trillion tax dollars (and cost our Armed Forces at least 6,710 lives) since October 2001.
But hey … we got Osama bin Laden so it’s all worth it, right? Right?
Anyway we look forward to an appropriately mournful/ vengeful statement from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and the rest of the neocon whores in Washington, D.C. in response to this attack … because God forbid we actually use an attack like this to raise legitimate questions about the efficacy (or lack thereof) of America’s current interventionist foreign policy.
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And Karzai is still cashing our checks. Let’s just get the hell out of there and let it turn into what it will turn into when we leave, whether it be 7 months, 7 years or 7 lifetimes.
We’re not even writing checks anymore. The CIA is just dropping off big bags of cash.
We tried that once, didn’t work out so well for us. Oh, I know, it will be different this time, we’re smarter, uhuh. Disengaging from Afghanistan will not be simple regardless of who is president and I don’t envy 0bama for those decisions but dropping this thing the wrong way at the wrong time will get more killed later than will die in the interim.
FITS: You Idiot Dumb@$$…you know talking about War is no good if it cannot be used to Attack a Republican…
Afghanistan is Obama’s war. He said he LOVES killing people in Afghanastan…so the media ain’t gone say nothin’…even if some of the worst results and deadly days of
Afghanistan have come under the blood-stained hands of Obama…Yet Obama claimed victory for himself in Iraq…all the while you all hate Bush for that win…
Again: You want to know why so much is F$&*ked up..look at FITS..and the idiots who follow him.
They see Obama as a diety,and hate Republicans, just because they hate them, no matter that any success has an ‘R’ by it..and failure and corruption are Obama’s most constant companions…
“Afghanistan is Obama’s War”? Surely you’ve heard about 9/11? Reality and you don’t mesh.
Obama is, or was, FOR the Afghanistan war (as just.) Since no one reports on things that are failures (like everything he touches) who knows now???
Please get a job, T. Your writing career will never happen.
What makes you think I want a writing career, Dumb@$$???
Months ago you claimed to write for a living and also stated you was a professional journalist…Can’t keep up with your lies?
So: If I already HAVE a WRITING Career, like I said I do, why would I need one, you F&*%in Idiot….???
Not a logic Major…huh???
Yes, logic! You might get it yet, you lying bastard….
Grand Tango, I think, is writing grants for SCDEW……
When he isn’t being the bard of FitsNews giving professional advice to Amy Lazenby and others:
“BigT- 9 months ago ?
Hint: Amy. I write for a living. And the market for leftwing propaganda is already crowded. And it’s getting ready to be a sharply declining field after liberalism is harshly rejected in Nov.”
(Notice he’s also The Great Seer in election years)
“…If you want to write: I’m guessing FITS is your huckleberry…the leftwing media is not a growth market, unless it’s gratis, like FITS.”
And Karzai is still cashing our checks. Let’s just get the hell out of there and let it turn into what it will turn into when we leave, whether it be 7 months, 7 years or 7 lifetimes.
We’re not even writing checks anymore. The CIA is just dropping off big bags of cash.
We tried that once, didn’t work out so well for us. Oh, I know, it will be different this time, we’re smarter, uhuh. Disengaging from Afghanistan will not be simple regardless of who is president and I don’t envy 0bama for those decisions but dropping this thing the wrong way at the wrong time will get more killed later than will die in the interim.
Really Sic Willie……the war is STILL going..? You must really think your readers are really dumb..!! It would seem that your advertisers would want your readers to be SMART..!! Maybe that is why all readers can see advertising “crickets”…!! Your NASCAR readers can obviously see that your sponsorship “potential” is not being harvested..!! Maybe you need to ditch the MACE group and get off the porch Mr. Folks..!! You love fest with Tara really is starting to pay “dividends”.!!
Mr Folks…….stop being the “Richard Eckstrom” for the Post and Courier crumpet crowd and start being the “Rhett Butler”…!!
If you don’t ….the IRS lobotomy that will ensue would need a counter “manu-ver”….do you know who would be your army and how to use them..??
Will……..really thin about this article…….how should it have been written?
Your not an idiot…..and neither is Brian Hicks..!@
Dude, what are you even talking about? Big T is still the craziest commenter on here, but you’re about to catch up.
Might be the same guy?
Really Sic Willie……the war is STILL going..? You must really think your readers are really dumb..!! It would seem that your advertisers would want your readers to be SMART..!! Maybe that is why all readers can see advertising “crickets”…!! Your NASCAR readers can obviously see that your sponsorship “potential” is not being harvested..!! Maybe you need to ditch the MACE group and get off the porch Mr. Folks..!! You love fest with Tara really is starting to pay “dividends”.!!
Mr Folks…….stop being the “Richard Eckstrom” for the Post and Courier crumpet crowd and start being the “Rhett Butler”…!!
If you don’t ….the IRS lobotomy that will ensue would need a counter “manu-ver”….do you know who would be your army and how to use them..??
Will……..really thin about this article…….how should it have been written?
Your not an idiot…..and neither is Brian Hicks..!@
Dude, what are you even talking about? Big T is still the craziest commenter on here, but you’re about to catch up.
Might be the same guy?
Perpetual war is a necessity of the military-industrial complex. We can pull out of Afghanistan if we invade another country and occupy it for a decade or more. Iran? Syria? North Korea? Any volunteers? If not, we might volunteer you!
And when they finish with the Muslim and North Korean bugaboo who (or what) will they go after next?
My vote is for a race of Evil Aliens bent on colonizing Earth and turning us into Slaves and Pork Chops.
discovered….. 2big2fall is their advance man!
take me to your leader…
Perpetual war is a necessity of the military-industrial complex. We can pull out of Afghanistan if we invade another country and occupy it for a decade or more. Iran? Syria? North Korea? Any volunteers? If not, we might volunteer you!
And when they finish with the Muslim and North Korean bugaboo who (or what) will they go after next?
My vote is for a race of Evil Aliens bent on colonizing Earth and turning us into Slaves and Pork Chops.
discovered….. 2big2fall is their advance man!
take me to your leader…
We need to keep this war going for as long as possible in order to provide a reliable source for the poppy/opium/heroin trade. Think of the countless thousands of drug dealers, DEA & CIA Agents, regular cops, corrections officers, attorneys, judges, politicians, and others who derive employment from the underground flow of this vital commodity!
The Taliban damn near ended the cultivation of the Poppy crop in Afghanistan during its reign of terror. Thanks to the efforts of the “Coalition of the Witless” Poppy production is, once again, flourishing.
We need to keep this war going for as long as possible in order to provide a reliable source for the poppy/opium/heroin trade. Think of the countless thousands of drug dealers, DEA & CIA Agents, regular cops, corrections officers, attorneys, judges, politicians, and others who derive employment from the underground flow of this vital commodity!
The Taliban damn near ended the cultivation of the Poppy crop in Afghanistan during its reign of terror. Thanks to the efforts of the “Coalition of the Witless” Poppy production is, once again, flourishing.
Hey Wil Folks……..
read this… http://www.atimes.com/atimes/World/WOR-01-160513.html
We wonder what questions you would have for CSX…??
….Richard Eckstrom…??
….Rush Limbaugh…??
….Matt Drudge….??
….Caterpillar….???
…BOEING….???
…..Pepe Escobar….??
…..Jenny Sanford….???
….Your local gas station worker…??
Hey Wil Folks……..
read this… http://www.atimes.com/atimes/World/WOR-01-160513.html
We wonder what questions you would have for CSX…??
….Richard Eckstrom…??
….Rush Limbaugh…??
….Matt Drudge….??
….Caterpillar….???
…BOEING….???
…..Pepe Escobar….??
…..Jenny Sanford….???
….Your local gas station worker…??
….and if you have time…..read this…
http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175568/
Wil……….open your eyes….my friend.
….and if you have time…..read this…
http://www.tomdispatch.com/archive/175568/
Wil……….open your eyes….my friend.
Lets not forget the millions of WMDs that Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld neutralized in Iraq.
lowrider………come on now. Certainly you jest. We all know that you are versed in the “Arts of War”….aren’t you..!
If all war fare is based upon deception then how was Bush being deceptive about WMD’s..??
Need a hint..??
Well….low-reye-der, heroin in certain circles is know to be a “weapon” of MASS brain and body destruction…right.??
Ask yourself……how was Iraq being used in the heroin trade..??
Who loses money when the Taliban stops a high percentage of product to come onto the market..??
Heroin is a chemical “weapon”..!!
B.D.S. — Bush Derangement Syndrome
You still has it.
Here, take this… if you can handle it
That’s a “good ‘un”!!!!
Also, never forget Jim Baker no BS stating in full court press:
“This is about jobs” (~ November 1990) prior to when we started the transition from “Desert Shield” to “Desert Storm”
But I do have more respect for “Daddy” Bush than his son…………..
That’s for sure……….
Lets not forget the millions of WMDs that Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld neutralized in Iraq.
lowrider………come on now. Certainly you jest. We all know that you are versed in the “Arts of War”….aren’t you..!
If all war fare is based upon deception then how was Bush being deceptive about WMD’s..??
Need a hint..??
Well….low-reye-der, heroin in certain circles is know to be a “weapon” of MASS brain and body destruction…right.??
Ask yourself……how was Iraq being used in the heroin trade..??
Who loses money when the Taliban stops a high percentage of product to come onto the market..??
Heroin is a chemical “weapon”..!!
B.D.S. — Bush Derangement Syndrome
You still has it.
Here, take this… if you can handle it
That’s a “good ‘un”!!!!
Also, never forget Jim Baker no BS stating in full court press:
“This is about jobs” (~ November 1990) prior to when we started the transition from “Desert Shield” to “Desert Storm”
But I do have more respect for “Daddy” Bush than his son…………..
That’s for sure……….
October 1973: Yom Kippur War alert (DEFCON 3) – active participant
1991: Dahrain, Saudi Arabia
2002: Afghanistan (Baghram),Uzbeckistan and “undisclosed location” by way of Kuwait
2003-2004: Afghanistan(Baghram),Uzbeckistan(not including Iraq) by way of Quatar
2005:Afghanistan(Baghram),Uzbeckistan (right before we pulled out) {& not including Iraq} by way of Kuwait
Formally retired last week (transitioned from “Retired Reserves” to “Fully Retired”)
Presently reading a book titled “The Great Gamble – The Soviet War in Afghanistan” by G. Feifer
Last night I rewatched one of my DVD’s of the Crusades……..
My heart sinks for every loss over there knowing full well that the worst is yet to come…………………
October 1973: Yom Kippur War alert (DEFCON 3) – active participant
1991: Dahrain, Saudi Arabia
2002: Afghanistan (Baghram),Uzbeckistan and “undisclosed location” by way of Kuwait
2003-2004: Afghanistan(Baghram),Uzbeckistan(not including Iraq) by way of Quatar
2005:Afghanistan(Baghram),Uzbeckistan (right before we pulled out) {& not including Iraq} by way of Kuwait
Formally retired last week (transitioned from “Retired Reserves” to “Fully Retired”)
Presently reading a book titled “The Great Gamble – The Soviet War in Afghanistan” by G. Feifer
Last night I rewatched one of my DVD’s of the Crusades……..
My heart sinks for every loss over there knowing full well that the worst is yet to come…………………