TM says;
"Wafa is a nut and should be kicked out of this country"..
Sure TM..and Amadinijhad, Ghadaffi, Farrakhan and Rev Wright are perfectly sane !
While I agree the US has been quite involved in wars for the last 50 years, I don't agree it has been the exclusive fault of the US each and every time. Having been the "leader of the free world" all those years, some things were expected of us and most things thrust upon us !
Think back:
Korea..working with UN , tried to help stem Comminist aggression
Vietnam..Stemming Communist aggression, plus honoring our solemn word...the SEATO pact.
Desert Storm.. Protecting the free-flow of oil, liberating a conquered nation (stopping an international bully)
Kosovo..probably the least justified conflict.
Haiti..protecting our sovereignty...even though many political hacks don't care about it now..
Panama..Stopping a major drug exporter and keeping the canal open.
Grenada..Stopping the spread of Communism into the western hemisphere (Monroe Doctrine) and rescuing our medical student living there.
It IS becoming more obvious every week that time, treasure and precious lives are being wasted in Afghanistan.
The politicians are so slow to learn..either let the military do what it does best, the way they want to do it; or don't ask them to do anything. These new rules-of-engagement are killing our troops at an unprescedented rate. A worthwhile leader would NEVER waste any American liuves in favor of enemy lives ! Left alone by the politicians, the Afghan engagement would have been over by now.
The Afghan govt should be told to allow our troops to really fight ..or we leave..
Of course, these conflicts over oil (most ME conflicts) may have been avoided, had the eco-freaks allowed our producers to drill for oil where it can be best retrieved. That way we could buy ME oil cheap..and if it went up in price, we could open our own taps..