Leaving Afghanistan
November 18, 2009 at 5:28 PM Leave a comment
The number of prominent people calling for a withdrawal from Afghanistan is growing. Yesterday Retired General Wesley Clark joined their ranks:
Clark pressed Congress to begin devising an exit strategy from the country. He said that the US should strengthen its relationship with Pakistan and work with the Pakistani government to target al Qaeda, while diminishing its presence in neighboring Afghanistan. He also argued that economic development in Afghanistan was important.
If the U.S. were to increase its forces in Afghanistan, Clark said, a exit strategy should be in place first.
As the article points out, this was “little reported.” True, because the military industrial complex controls our media and they have a vested interest in staying there.
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