Bob - I think the U.S. military is in Afghanistan mainly to protect poppy production from the Taliban. They had it down to almost nothing until the U.S. stepped in, now it's at an all time high. Somebody is making a whole lot of money turning it into heroin and selling it to Americans. Some of those people are investing in private prisons to house the Americans that buy their product and get caught. I don't know this part but they are probably investing in private rehab centers too.
Sometimes I wonder if another purpose of having so many troops stretched thin all over the world is that means they aren't here in the U.S. to protect the citizens from, for example the U.N. forces.
You make a good point about the tanks, I guess we should add planes, helicopters and missiles to the list.
All the 30.06's in Texas won't stop one M1 battle tank.
ReplyDeleteIn the Revolutionary war, Americans had roughly the same weapons as the British army and navy.
Not so today. American citizens would have no chance against the might and firepower they have so freely provided to their own military.
So...
The questions is - as it always has been:
Will our troops honor their oath, defend our citizens, or will they follow the orders from an out-of-control rogue government??
If Katrina is to be our guide, our troops will become nothing more than rampaging animals.
Bob - I think the U.S. military is in Afghanistan mainly to protect poppy production from the Taliban.
ReplyDeleteThey had it down to almost nothing until the U.S. stepped in, now it's at an all time high.
Somebody is making a whole lot of money turning it into heroin and selling it to Americans. Some of those people are investing in private prisons to house the Americans that buy their product and get caught. I don't know this part but they are probably investing in private rehab centers too.
Sometimes I wonder if another purpose of having so many troops stretched thin all over the world is that means they aren't here in the U.S. to protect the citizens from, for example the U.N. forces.
You make a good point about the tanks, I guess we should add planes, helicopters and missiles to the list.