The Pentagon's Building Boom in Afghanistan Indicates a Long War Ahead
2014 or Bust
Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com: "In recent weeks, President Obama has been contemplating the future of US military operations in Afghanistan. He has also been touting the effects of his policies at home, reporting that this year's Recovery Act not only saved jobs, but also was 'the largest investment in infrastructure since [President Dwight] Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway System in the 1950's.' At the same time, another much less publicized US-taxpayer-funded infrastructure boom has been underway. This one in Afghanistan. While Washington has put modest funding into civilian projects in Afghanistan this year - ranging from small-scale power plants to 'public latrines' to a meat market - the real construction boom is military in nature. The Pentagon has been funneling stimulus-sized sums of money to defense contractors to markedly boost its military infrastructure in that country."
http://www.truthout.org/1106091
Labor Antiwar Group Refocuses on Afghanistan
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes: "According to US Labor Against the War, the money spent in Iraq and Afghanistan could have paid for a year's worth of health care for 140 million people - almost every working person in the U.S. The wars have cost each U.S. family $12,750 so far."
http://www.truthout.org/1110092
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Hollow Victory
By John Mearsheimer
According to the Republicans, the United States is once again at the crossroads of losing another critical war because of feckless Democrats. Only this time it's Afghanistan.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23910.htm
Can You Hear Us Now?
By David Michael Green
Where we go from here could be very, very ugly. The GOP right now is in the process of alienating and crushing every last scrap of moderately sensible politics from within its ranks.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23913.htm
Australia: No more troops, Faulkner tells US
Australia has made it clear to the US it is not in a position to increase troop or training commitments in Afghanistan if the Obama Administration decides to add to its troop levels in response to General Stanley McChrystal's report, the Defence Minister, John Faulkner, said in Washington.
http://snipurl.com/t3t0i
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McChrystal
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GOP
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=stimulus
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=recovery
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=taxpayer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=contractor
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=healthcare
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Nick+Turse
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Mearsheimer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=David+Michael+Green
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jane+Slaughter
Nick Turse, TomDispatch.com: "In recent weeks, President Obama has been contemplating the future of US military operations in Afghanistan. He has also been touting the effects of his policies at home, reporting that this year's Recovery Act not only saved jobs, but also was 'the largest investment in infrastructure since [President Dwight] Eisenhower built the Interstate Highway System in the 1950's.' At the same time, another much less publicized US-taxpayer-funded infrastructure boom has been underway. This one in Afghanistan. While Washington has put modest funding into civilian projects in Afghanistan this year - ranging from small-scale power plants to 'public latrines' to a meat market - the real construction boom is military in nature. The Pentagon has been funneling stimulus-sized sums of money to defense contractors to markedly boost its military infrastructure in that country."
http://www.truthout.org/1106091
Labor Antiwar Group Refocuses on Afghanistan
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes: "According to US Labor Against the War, the money spent in Iraq and Afghanistan could have paid for a year's worth of health care for 140 million people - almost every working person in the U.S. The wars have cost each U.S. family $12,750 so far."
http://www.truthout.org/1110092
--------
Hollow Victory
By John Mearsheimer
According to the Republicans, the United States is once again at the crossroads of losing another critical war because of feckless Democrats. Only this time it's Afghanistan.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23910.htm
Can You Hear Us Now?
By David Michael Green
Where we go from here could be very, very ugly. The GOP right now is in the process of alienating and crushing every last scrap of moderately sensible politics from within its ranks.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article23913.htm
Australia: No more troops, Faulkner tells US
Australia has made it clear to the US it is not in a position to increase troop or training commitments in Afghanistan if the Obama Administration decides to add to its troop levels in response to General Stanley McChrystal's report, the Defence Minister, John Faulkner, said in Washington.
http://snipurl.com/t3t0i
From Information Clearing House
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Obama
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=McChrystal
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=GOP
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=stimulus
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=recovery
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=taxpayer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=contractor
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=healthcare
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Nick+Turse
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Mearsheimer
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=David+Michael+Green
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jane+Slaughter
rudkla - 7. Nov, 09:45
