A troop surge can only magnify the crime against Afghanistan - from an Afghan politician

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Malalai Joya is an Afghan politician and a former elected member of the Parliament from Farah province. Her last book is Raising My Voice

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/nov/30/obama-afghanistan-troops



After months of waiting, President Obama is about to announce the new US strategy for Afghanistan. His speech may be long awaited, but few are expecting any surprise: it seems clear he will herald a major escalation of the war. In doing so he will be making something worse than a mistake. It is a continuation of a war crime against the suffering people of my country.

I have said before that by installing warlords and drug traffickers in power in Kabul, the US and Nato have pushed us from the frying pan to the fire. Now Obama is pouring fuel on these flames, and this week's announcement of upwards of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan will have tragic consequences.

Already this year we have seen the impact of an increase in troops occupying Afghanistan: more violence, and more civilian deaths. My people, the poor of Afghanistan who have known only war and the domination of fundamentalism, are today squashed between two enemies: the US/Nato occupation forces on one hand and warlords and the Taliban on the other.

While we want the withdrawal of one enemy, we don't believe it is a matter of choosing between two evils. There is an alternative: the democratic-minded parties and intellectuals are our hope for the future of Afghanistan.

[EFerrari]

1. Kick

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. kick

[Grey]

3. I wish someone would

listen to the women for a change.

[Major Hogwash]

4. Karzai's brother works for the CIA

How illegitimate does Karzai have to be before we or they overthrow that fucker?

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. kicking