Thursday, December 24, 2015

Does the west create terrorism?

The BBC is reporting that the Taliban has taken over the district of Sangin in Helmand province. The short report twice mentions that a quarter of British casualties in Afghanistan took place in Sangin, as if it was a tremendous sacrifice. It does not say anywhere how many civilians were killed by British troops. It is the good old "White Man's Burden ". Brand someone a baddie, kill thousands of innocent civilians to get rid of said baddie and then expect them to be grateful to the white sahib for killing their children. The US has never grown out of its cowboys and injuns mentality, so glorified by John Wayne, who was a draft dodger, apparently to continue an affair with Marlene Dietrich. The coward. Where were the valiant west from 1992 to 2001, when the Taliban was ravaging the country? They did not want to get involved. It was Ronald Reagan's support of the Afghan Mujahideen that later gave rise to the Taliban. The Brits came in to support the US when it attacked Afghanistan, looking for Bin Laden, after 9/11. Where are the Taliban coming from, if they were wiped out by the west? From Pakistan. What arms are they fighting with? They are fighting with US weapons. Who supplied them with arms and training? The ISI in Pakistan. Who supplies arms to the Pakistan army? The US, who else. Why are the Taliban resurgent in Afghanistan? Because the US, Britain and NATO withdrew all forces leaving an inexperienced Afghan army to fight without air support. Now they are blaming the Afghan army because a few British lives were lost defending Sanjin. They really are masters at lying. Earlier this month Cameron was pleading at the House of Commons for permission to bomb ISIS in Syria. All this time western countries were holding off because they wanted the Syrian opposition to get rid of Bashar al-Assad. Because he has been labeled a baddie. Now that Russia has started to bomb ISIS they also want to join in the fun. Meanwhile, Assad has been accepted as part of the solution and not the problem. How did ISIS become such a fighting force? Because former officers of Saddam's army are guiding them. But surely Saddam's army was destroyed by that efficient fighting machine, the US army? Turns out that Iraqi generals were bribed with millions of dollars to betray Saddam so valiant Americans rolled into Baghdad without challenge. Then the US withdrew all forces, as they have done in Afghanistan, leaving behind an inexperienced army without air cover. The Shia government of Iraq neglected the Sunnis who supported the ISIS. Assad is being assisted by Iran and Hezbollah from Lebanon who are experienced fighters. The only country which has managed to retain some control is Tunisia which has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Because it kept the gang of western marauders far away. 

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