The Los Angeles Times this morning published a front page story entitled, "U.S. intelligence report on Afghanistan sees stalemate: The sobering judgments in a classified National Intelligence Estimate appear at odds with recent optimistic statements about the war by Pentagon officials." http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-intel-afghan-20120112,0,6949277,full.story This comes as no surprise to those of us who closely follow the disastrous Afghanistan War and hope for its end. The good news is this top level intelligence report, now in public hands, will put pressure on President Obama to finally end this 10 year debacle.
In better news is a story published today in The Wall Street Journal, "U.S. Plans New Push for Talks With Taliban" http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203436904577155201899616534.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
This war, like the one in Iraq has cost thousands of men, women and children their lives and maimed many thousands more. The wars offer no benefit other than to the numerous military contractors that have profited immensely from the blood of others. Eventually, the Afghanistan War will be settled in negotiations. The sooner this happens, the more lives will be saved and we as mankind can then reinvest those vastly wasted resources and energy in what could be productive, uplifting endeavors for humanity.
Dick
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