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The Gamesmanship of Bob Gates, US Secretary of Defense
by mitch Thursday, Mar 3 2011, 9:49pm international /
peace/war /
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Addressing West Point cadets recently, US Secretary of Defense, Bob Gates, made what would appear to the uninitiated or uninformed, to be an astonishing statement, “Any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should ‘have his head examined,’ as General MacArthur so [in]delicately put it.” Quite a statement from anyone who holds that office; however, Gates is no fool and is acutely aware for whom these unwinnable, illegal, civilian killing, criminal wars are being waged, the CORPORATIONS or more specifically, Petro-Chemical and associated, Transnational Oil Companies. [Old soldiers roll in their graves!]
Robert Gates at West Point
There is no honour in killing civilians or fighting COMMERCIAL WARS OF ACQUISITION, furthermore, the military is acutely aware of the FACT -- and that includes every service man and woman on the ground -- hence the need for 'combat enhancing' drugs! Do we have a morale and premature burn-out problem? You’d better believe it! And it doesn’t stop there; the MALAISE that has infected military personnel is now infecting the broader population, dissolution is rife in the USA. ‘O, what tangled webs,’ indeed.
You see, every human being knows instinctively, that there is a price to everything and the United States is paying through the nose for its overtly criminal pursuits – has China or Russia invaded nations and killed countless civilians for the price of a barrel of oil? NO! Both nations conduct business and come to agreeable arrangements with other nations (its called TRADE) everybody wins.
But sane business pursuits were not in favour with the LUNATICS that drafted and signed the PNAC document, which favoured unwarranted and needless, aggressive military intervention to essentially STEAL what other more CIVILISED nations enter into trade relations to obtain.
The PNAC ‘strategy’ -- a lunatic document if ever there was one -- was drafted and signed by rabid neo-cons, nevertheless, it is being pursued by the Obama administration today, for reasons only known to other lunatics in Washington – rest assured, history will no doubt reveal the entire, sordid sequence of events.
To realise the insane strategy of PNAC the US Executive would require increased powers, less accountability and much more autonomy, a new global enemy and declaration of war would come in very handy at this stage.
And whadya KNOW? As if 'made to order,' we had the extremely convenient nano-thermite 9/11 and US military Lab, anthrax events to fill that need! Look out resource rich WORLD, here comes CRIMINAL AMERICA to indiscriminately kill anyone that gets in the way of its plunder and pillaging activities. But in whose name and for whose benefit is all this NEEDLESS mayhem, violence and destruction carried out? The CORPORATIONS, of course!
When we consider the character and forces behind the immediate term gratification, ‘bottom line’ driven ideology of Corporations/Transnationals, the entire sequence of events forms a VERY UGLY but ACCURATE picture for the WORLD to see very clearly indeed.
America will regret the day it disregarded the FAR REACHING CONSEQUENCES of its overtly criminal actions. You are spread so thin now, a little tweak here and there is all that is required to bring the entire deck of cards tumbling down. Get ready to reap what you sowed, Uncle! The thunder you hear in the background is the fast approaching TRAIN of RETRIBUTION hurtling your way.
Bob just needed to clear his conscience and make it plain before he retired, it’s ALL gonna FAIL!
[Looking forward to your next (unofficial) visit to Oz, mate. Might even teach you a few invaluable Aussie survival skills.]
Defence secretary says US troops could stay in Afghanistan in training role beyond the planned 2014 withdrawal.
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, has arrived in Afghanistan at a time of increased strain between Kabul and its Western supporters with important security transition milestones looming.
His arrival on Monday marked the start of a two-day visit which had not been announced in advance.
US military Gates said on Monday that both the US and Afghan governments agree on the US military involvement in Afghanistan after the planned 2014 end of combat operations to help train and advise Afghan forces.
"Obviously it would be a small fraction of the presence that we have today, but I think we're willing to do that," Gates told a group of US troops at Bagram air field, US and NATO forces headquarter in eastern Afghanistan.
"My sense is, they (Afghan officials) are interested in having us do that."
Responding to a question about the possibility of a long-term military presence, Gates said that Washington and Kabul have recently begun negotiating a security partnership, however he did not give any details.
Earlier, Geoff Morrell, US defence department spokesman, told reporters that Gates wants to get a first-hand feel for changes on the ground since he was last in Afghanistan in December.
Civilian deaths
Gates is due to meet Hamid Karzai one day after the Afghan president said an apology from General David Petraeus, the commander of US and NATO forces in the country, over a string of recent accidental civilian killings was "not enough".
The issue of civilian casualties has clouded the relationship between Kabul and its allies, taking attention away from transition plans.
Karzai will soon unveil a timetable for the beginning of the gradual handover of security responsibility from foreign forces to Afghans. The process is to begin in July to be completed by 2014.
Karzai complained angrily last week after nine Afghan children were mistakenly killed by helicopters from the NATO-led force. The boys were gunned down while collecting firewood in a volatile eastern province last Tuesday.
US President Barack Obama has expressed his "deep regret" over the incident.
At a meeting with security advisers on the eve of Gates' trip, at which Petraeus was present, Karzai said civilian casualties caused by foreign troops were "no longer acceptable".
During the meeting, Petraeus again apologised for the killings, saying they were a "great mistake", according to a statement released by the presidential palace.
'Anti-US sentiment'
Earlier on Sunday, hundreds of Afghans chanting "Death to America" gathered in the capital to protest against such casualties. There have been at least four incidents involving civilian casualties, mainly in the east, in the past three weeks.
International concern over civilian casualties has grown, and the fallout from the recent incidents is threatening to hamper peace and reconciliation efforts ahead of the gradual drawdown of some 150,000 foreign troops still deployed in the country.
This week's visit is Gates' 13th trip to Afghanistan, and probably one of his last as defence secretary. He has said he will retire this year but has not given a date yet.
US envoy in Pakistan
Meanwhile, Marc Grossman, the new US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, met with top officials in Islamabad, on Monday, during his first trip to the region since taking the position previously held by the late Richard Holbrooke.
Grossman's visit comes with US-Pakistani relations at a low point due to the dispute over the detention of Raymond Davis, an American CIA contractor who shot dead two Pakistanis.
The Davis case has been a major setback to cooperation between Pakistan and the US, and it is likely to figure in Grossman's talks with Pakistani leaders.
Washington says that Davis has diplomatic immunity and acted in self-defence against robbers. However, a Pakistani court has ruled that he should stand trial as h
Opportunist Gates has got one thumb up his arse and a finger testing the direction of the political wind.
The way it appears atm is that black house slave, Obaa' maa will be left holding the Afghan 'baby.' Everyone else has already jumped ship.
It couldn't have happened to a more deserving turncoat than Obama, he was a dispensable black lackey from the start. He should've learned from the George Tenet dump that the Real Executive now sacrifices their puppets.
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