(10 am. – promoted by ek hornbeck)
“The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says he is not bound by the July 2011 date set for a troop pull-out. General David Petraeus said he could well advise President Obama not to go ahead if he believes it’s the wrong time. American public support for the war is at an all-time low, with July being the deadliest month for U.S. and NATO troops since 2001. With frustration growing about the occupation of Afghanistan, politicians in Germany have even suggested talking to the Taliban and terrorist organizations to avoid a further escalation of violence.”
RT talks with political economist and author F William Engdahl, author of “A Century of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order” and “Full Spectrum Dominance”, about his thoughts on the Afghanistan occupation and the 30 year war scenario to prevent the independent economic development of Russia, China, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) states. Engdhahl has written on issues of energy, politics and economics for more than 30 years, beginning with the first oil shock in the early 1970s. Based in Germany, Engdahl contributes regularly to a number of publications including Asia Times Online, Asia, Inc, Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Foresight magazine; Freitag and ZeitFragen newspapers in Germany and Switzerland respectively.
RussiaToday | August 16, 2010
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from Engdahl in Afghanistan Transparent: Why is the USA in Afghanistan?, and in Full Spectrum World Domination, Or How To Save A Collapsing Empire
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also at dailykos
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The US isn’t leaving Iraq, it’s rebranding the occupation, August 04, 2010
Richard Nixon was elected in 1968 because he had a “secret plan” to get US troops out of Viet Nam and the voters fell for it. Barack Obama was elected because voters foolishly believed he could solve the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan. Deja vu all over again