Category Archives: Afghanistan

Statesmen Versus Salesmen: Nothing Has Changed

Posted on August 31, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Nearly thirteen years ago, some asshole with a blog commented on former generals’ conflicts of interest in “Because ‘NBC Analyst and War Profiteer’ Doesn’t Sound Very Nice”: I think Digby gets to the heart of the implications of this: That … Continue reading →

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Anti-War and Silencing

Posted on August 27, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Consider it a particular form of gaslighting. One of the most frustrating things about the recent media coverage of Afghanistan (which has received more coverage in the last week in U.S. media than it did in the last five years–when … Continue reading →

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When Will We Admit We Have ‘Lost’?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by mikethemadbiologist

Regarding Syraqistan, a while ago, I defined the word insanity as the U.S foreign and military policy establishment (boldface added): Over the last 20 years, every time (with one exception) we have intervened militarily (and airstrikes are an intervention–just ask … Continue reading →

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The Obvious Post-Osama bin Laden Question That Isn’t Being Asked

Posted on May 8, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

“OK, he’s dead, can we go home?”
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Bin Laden Is Dead: Now Do We Come Home?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by mikethemadbiologist

Well, do we? Or will the war–actually wars–against Oceana continue?
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Why Are U.S. Troops Dying to Defend Child Rape?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Even the Taliban are disgusted by this.
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Posted in Afghanistan, Rape | 11 Comments

This Is Why You Don’t Outsource and Privatize the Military

Posted on October 10, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

If we can’t raise the needed forces–soldiers, not mercenaries–at home, then maybe we shouldn’t be fighting.
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“Fleeting — Even Taunting — Reminders…”

Posted on July 26, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

This isn’t mission creep, this is mission rocket-blast-to-the-moon.
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One More Thing About the Afghanistan Mineral Deposits

Posted on June 14, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

Even if we’re venal, we still come out badly out of the whole thing.
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So Now We’ll Be in Afghanistan for, Like, 20 Friedman Units

Posted on June 14, 2010 by mikethemadbiologist

One trillion dollars of mining resources in Afghanistan, but we were too busy fighting to see it. Guess what? This is one more way Iraq distracted us from other things.
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Posted in Afghanistan, Bidness, Military | 6 Comments