IPFS News Link • WAR: About that War
Exit Afghanistan and Leave Iran Alone - by Sheldon Richman
• Future of Freedom FoundationThe Obama administration’s quest to
control the health-insurance industry has dominated the headlines for
months, but finally — with the news out of Iran and Afghanistan
—foreign policy has again asserted itself. It was almost easy to forget
that the United States maintains a worldwide empire, but the reminders
came leaping off the front pages and the television screens.
Word that the U.S. commander in
Afghanistan wants 40,000 more troops and that Iran has a hitherto
undisclosed uranium-enrichment facility gave the empire enthusiasts
something to get excited about. The advocates of Pax Americana tell us
that we must “win” in Afghanistan and be ready to bomb Iran if the
leaders there don’t prostrate themselves to the U.S. government
forthwith.
