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Afghanistan Central Valley U.S. Anti-War

US prepares to increase occupation forces in Afghanistan

by wsws (reposted)

Thu, Dec 27, 2007 7:51AM

Thursday, December 27, 2007 :The Bush administration is preparing to significantly increase US troop levels in Afghanistan in an attempt to quell growing popular hostility to the US and NATO occupying forces. It is doing so with full confidence that it will face no significant opposition from the Democratic-controlled Congress. On the contrary, much of the criticism from leading Democrats of the administration’s conduct of the war in Iraq has been based on the charge that the US preoccupation with Iraq has diverted troops and resources from what they claim is the real center of the “war on terror”—namely, Afghanistan.

Leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination such as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have pledged, if elected, to increase US troop levels in Afghanistan.

The entire American political establishment supports an indefinite US presence in the country, which occupies a critical geo-strategic position bordering Iran and Pakistan.

These preparations were underscored at a press conference held December 21 by Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright. Gates insisted, “NATO’s efforts to rebuild and secure [Afghanistan] must be sustained and expanded into next year and beyond.” He indicated that about 7,500 more troops were needed to bolster the occupation.

There are currently about 26,000 US soldiers in Afghanistan, 12,000 of whom operate independently and 14,000 of whom are part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The NATO force, which consists of 40,000 personnel, includes soldiers from Canada, Australia, Britain, Germany, France, and other European countries.

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§Fine way to bring about the 'war to end all wars'.

by jose

Sat, Dec 29, 2007 2:55AM

The goal of the liberation side globally was and is to put an end to aggressive war on the planet and bring about the era of perpetual peace on earth. Seems the other side has been busy ignoring the liberation anti-fascist covenants and doing the opposite. We ought therefore to remind ourselves of the anti-fascist covenants such as Nuremburg Trials, Geneva Conventions of war, world court of the hague (the Israeli Apartheid Wall is an illegal land grab and must be dismantled), the international criminal court, and the international war crimes tribunal (Bertrand Russell style). These covenants are codes worth remembering as we see world war again showing its ugly Imperial head. Bushco is most against the covenants and is hoping he can ignore them for they contain a liberation practice and he is fully preparing another world conquest and re-division of the worlds resources for pollution ways.

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