President Obama announced the troops withdrawal from Afghanistan today. He announced 5000 troops will come home before summer and another 5000 will by the end of this year. By 2012, the whole troop surge of 33,000 troops will withdraw from Afghanistan.
The US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan shows a clear limitation in relying heavily on the use of forces in 'installing democracy' in those nations. The bombardment defies its objectives -- to reflect the opinions of its people, by effectively or not so effectively killing them. The withdrawal shows something that is not happening in those nations. They call it war-weariness, the voices of people.
History tells you when at war, the exit strategy is not something very easy even to talk about. The people have died, in this case more than 6000 US soldiers. Those who are in charge, tend to pour in more resources in those cases as if to compensate the losses. The war in Afghanistan cost $2 billions a week. The financial downturn is not unrelated to the war expenses. The money, could have spent more wisely on diplomacy and nation building in those places.
It is about the conflict between the war kickbacks and the peace dividends.
The Chinese government released Ai Wei Wei, an artist who designed the Olympic stadium. He was arrested and held in custody since April.
The US operations in Iraq and Afghanistan shows a clear limitation in relying heavily on the use of forces in 'installing democracy' in those nations. The bombardment defies its objectives -- to reflect the opinions of its people, by effectively or not so effectively killing them. The withdrawal shows something that is not happening in those nations. They call it war-weariness, the voices of people.
History tells you when at war, the exit strategy is not something very easy even to talk about. The people have died, in this case more than 6000 US soldiers. Those who are in charge, tend to pour in more resources in those cases as if to compensate the losses. The war in Afghanistan cost $2 billions a week. The financial downturn is not unrelated to the war expenses. The money, could have spent more wisely on diplomacy and nation building in those places.
It is about the conflict between the war kickbacks and the peace dividends.
The Chinese government released Ai Wei Wei, an artist who designed the Olympic stadium. He was arrested and held in custody since April.