Anyone know what this latest "offensive" in Afghanistan is really about?

[howard112211]

Because it doesn't really sound very plausible that they would warn people for weeks that they are going to roll in with tons of gear and then really expect guerilla fighters to remain in place.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Domestic PR. They're going to "liberate" a bunch of empty towns.

[leftstreet]

3. +1

[vadawg]

2. mayby thats the plan to then watch the bad guys rolls out and track them

who knows why they gave them warning :shrug:

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. It's offensive?

:shrug:

[Echo In Light]

20. Most certainly not defensive

[timeforpeace]

5. Too bad MSM doesn't see fit to keep us informed like with Iraq.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

6. Step 1: increase troops and create a surge.

Step 2: wait for the negative press of the action subside.
Step 3: reduce troops to pre-surge levels and take credit for "pulling troops out".

One such permutation of this scam is to shuffle troops between two theaters of operation.
Taking credit while pulling troops out of one theater, but downplaying the surge of troops into the other.

It's alot like companies "holding layoffs to position themselves for growth"
My guess is he brings the excess troops home around election time.
Obama is playing the peaceniks like a fiddle.

[Mari333]

7. always been about MONEY . corporate Moneyyyyy

never been about anything else.

[polpilot]

8. Is Obama willing to kill every Afghan who wishes the U.S. harm?? 10 yr. olds?? 15 yr. olds??

6 year olds. If he's not planning on killing EVERYONE then why are we there??

[Mari333]

9. here

http://www.alternet.org/world/139983/pipeline-istan:_everything_you_need_to_know_about_oil,_gas,_russia,_china,_iran,_afghanistan_and_obama/?page=entire

[Hippo_Tron]

15. The thing hasn't even been built yet

For a war that you maintain was always about a pipeline and continues to be about a pipeline, they're sure taking their sweet time to build the thing. Quite frankly I'd hardly be surprised if it never gets built.

[Mari333]

19. there are a lot of resources in afghanistan to plunder

Iraq has been bought and sold to corporations as we speak..and afghanistan will be chopped up and sold to corporate control if we stay there..
these are corporate wars. thats all. money.

[bemildred]

10. Think of it as an advertising campaign. Another attempt to sell the Pentagon brand. nt

[xiamiam]

11. transafghanistan pipeline construction

[Hippo_Tron]

16. That's what people were saying in 2002

Yet here we are 8 years later and they still haven't even started building the thing yet. Quite frankly I'm looking for other explanations as to why we are there.

[xiamiam]

18. this is why we are there..make no mistake..nt

[classysassy]

12. Why must our men and women die

for the greedy ? Some of the chickenhawks call themselves Christians,well if they are believers,are they aware that they will be judged fairly,and their war crimes will be their pass to the devils pad.

[gratuitous]

13. Kill a bunch of civilians so the survivors will love us more?

I was never in the military, so this doesn't make sense to me, but I have been informed by very reliable sources . . .

[Hugabear]

14. We're looking for Al-Qaeda's #2 man

Now stop questioning military strategy.

[Mari333]

21. yessss he has been killed, like, 1000 times so far

yet he keeps popping back up...its amazing.

[Bigmack]

17. Ain't you heard? We're gonna WIN this war!.....

In a pig's ass!