Pre-election Trump: It is time to get out of Afghanistan ; Pence: Longest US War will go on

[Superfluous Man]

"See this through."

What does that even mean? It's just nonsensical propaganda to sugarcoat perpetual war.

Remember not so long ago when the phrase "exit strategy" was such a big deal. It seemed like everybody agreed that every war had to have one. Somewhere along the line the memo went out saying to stop using that phrase.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

"See this through."

What does that even mean? It's just nonsensical propaganda to sugarcoat perpetual war.

It's a rewording of then GOP base rockstars Bush-Cheney's 'Don't cut and run' leadership directive during Iraqi freedom war after all their war projections had turned out to be false.

 

[enhanced_deficit]

Three Americans killed in Afghanistan past week:



One killed, five hurt in Afghanistan blast targeting UN personnel

American Aid Worker for U.N. Is Killed in Afghan Capital

The killing of the United Nations employee underscores the growing threat to aid workers at a time Afghanistan is in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Afghan security workers at the site of an explosion in Kabul on Sunday.Credit...Rahmat Gul/Associated Press

Nov. 25, 2019
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American national working for the United Nations in Afghanistan was killed and two others were wounded in a blast targeting a U.N. vehicle in Kabul on Sunday, officials said, underscoring a growing threat to aid workers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/25/world/asia/american-un-killed-afghanistan.html


Two American Service Members Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan

11/19/19
Two U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Afghanistan, Newsweek has learned.

In a brief statement provided to Newsweek from U.S. Forces Afghanistan press operations, Defense Department officials did not identify either service member pending family notification.

The statement said the cause of the crash is under investigation, however, preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire.
https://www.newsweek.com/two-america...nistan-1472854




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