Presidential War Lies, Standing Ovations and the Great Waste of Everything
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From yesterday's Huffington Post: "In war, truth is the first casualty." -- Aeschylus 525-456 BC As reported by the BBC this month, the Taliban have rejected an offer by the newly installed President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, of Cabinet positions and governorships in three Afghan provinces. The provinces include Helmand and Kandahar, where thousands of American and Western troops have been killed and wounded, particularly since 2009 when President Obama chose to escalate the war in Afghanistan rather than seeking a political solution to end the war.
Presidential War Lies, Standing Ovations and the Great Waste of Everything
Presidential War Lies, Standing Ovations and…
Presidential War Lies, Standing Ovations and the Great Waste of Everything
From yesterday's Huffington Post: "In war, truth is the first casualty." -- Aeschylus 525-456 BC As reported by the BBC this month, the Taliban have rejected an offer by the newly installed President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, of Cabinet positions and governorships in three Afghan provinces. The provinces include Helmand and Kandahar, where thousands of American and Western troops have been killed and wounded, particularly since 2009 when President Obama chose to escalate the war in Afghanistan rather than seeking a political solution to end the war.