Oliver Willis: One of the more troubling reactions from the left that I saw during President Obama's speech about our Afghanistan policy was this utter and absolute nonsense that Obama was somehow invoking the spirit of George W. Bush by discussing our Afghan strategy and 9/11.
Fascinating, Mr Willis.
Can you cite an example?
No? Well, that was a waste of time then wasn't it?
Afghanistan is about 9/11 unlike Iraq?
True up to a point.
Afghanistan is mostly about opium, a Unocal natural gas pipeline and other powers not controlling the natural resources.
9/11 was about Bin Laden.
The Taliban government harbored BL but offered to give him up after 9/11 provided the US gave them so me proof of his guilt. America refused the conditional deal and thus BL to fled into Pakistan and America began it's seemingly endless occupation.
Afghanistan and 9/11 are as linked for all time as closely as Tokyo is connected to December 7, 1941.
Coupla problems with Willis's analogy there.
/Other than the obvious "shoulda sed 'Japan' not 'Tokyo'" thing.
First, Japan's "pre-emptive strike" on America (you see how silly that sounds?) was a decision of the Japanese government not a group of radical morons being harbored by the Japanese government.
Second, the Japanese government had not come into being through years of getting massive infusions of cash, training and logistical support by the US the way the Taliban had been set up, supplied and supported by the US during the Soviet invasion and subsequent occupation of that country.
Other than that it was perfect!
^_^
Be Well.