Less troops in Afghanistan would mean that they could be redeployed to Latin America.
Afghanistan
The US’s 10-year proxy war laid the foundation for the endless wars that have followed.
The US should make reparations for the devastation it has wreaked in Afghanistan and Syria.
In this “war on terror,” the US and its allies have dropped 291,880 bombs and missiles on other countries.
The United States remains entrenched in a set of military interventions across significant parts of the world.
Antiwar groups applaud the news, but are calling for the US to also take action on Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen.
Afghan citizens are already dying because of the war, but drug resistance will mean even more deaths.
The Forever Wars must be ended.
Let’s maybe try a little harder with the awards next time.
Veterans Day has become a celebration of war-machine porn, unlike its somber beginnings in the Armistice Day.