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War, War, War See other War, War, War Articles Title: Defense Secretary Gates: Killing Civilians is a "strategic problem" One of the nation's highest officials reached a stunning conclusion yesterday that merited it's own AP news wire release. It seems our Defense Secretary believes that the killing of civilians in places like Afghanistan is a serious "strategic problem" in the War on Terror. Robert Gates is one of these life long Washington DC apparatchiks whose resume is richly padded with degrees and numerous government appointments, not to mention the usual litany of "service" on corporate boards in between government gigs. We are constantly being told, usually by government lovers on the right, that people like Gates know things, secret things, that we the citizenry don't know and that we should just shut up and let them "do their jobs". They have access to all sorts of "intelligence" and secrets that we don't know about and thus we should defer to their judgment and opinions like good little patriotic DC lovers. Being an unquestioning boob when it comes to anyone wearing a federal military uniform or who is in the "intelligence community" is a pre-requisite to being a "conservative" these days. So naturally I was stunned to learn from Gates that the civilians in Afghanistan don't like it when whole villages of their friends and families get blown up by an air-strike, or drone, or shot up by troops on the ground. Yes, it seems, that all that super secret info and years of experience in the "community" has led Gates to the amazing realization that killing civilians in Afghanistan is a "problem." Now this is remarkable! The Afghan species of man things doesn't seem to like it when they are slaughtered willy nilly by an occupying foreign military? Huh? Who but a well credentialed lifelong resident of the Beltway and government job hopper would have known that? I wonder how Gates reached this conclusion? Is it supported by field evidence? I wonder if he dawned a safari jacket and spent time among the Afghans to learn their strange ways, much like Dianne Fossey did in that movie "Gorillas in the Mist"? Gates was also reportedly fascinated to learn that the Afghans are capable of speech and even bury their dead- like real people do! Well there you have it! Another "expert" with access to all manner of "classified information" and who "knows things" that mere mortals like you and me don't- believes that the killing of innocent people in Afghanistan is a "strategic problem" (not a moral one mind you- oh no.) It is good to know that we have such people in government capable of such brilliant insights. This war is all but won now!
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#14. To: Hayek Fan (#0)
I disagree. The way I see it, it is a tactical problem. They are using tactics that result in the murders of civilians. The strategic problems will have only just begun when we lose in Afghanistan, like every other invader since Alexander. .
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