The U.S. policy in Afghanistan has been a failure and things are starting to go from bad to worse. This topic has been discussed previously in this journal on several occasions and it seems that the predictions were correct. The U.S. public is currently distracted with the Olympics, the Presidential rat race, the conflict in Georgia and the uncertain situation in Iraq. This piece in the LA Times paints a truly grim picture of the worsening violence that is the result of a failed policy which relied too heavily on military force. Another legacy of the Bush administration that will have to be dealt with by the next President of this nation and will cost you and me dearly.
Past Afghanistan entries:
Afghanistan, 15 April 2008
Afghanistan - update, 31 Jan 2008
There’ll be trouble in Afghanistan, 30 Jan 2008
