Not Paying Attention to Afghanistan?
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 27th, 2010 4:42 am by HL
Not Paying Attention to Afghanistan?
Yes, the Afghanistan War is a brutal, costly disaster, but hey, according to McChrystal’s inner circle, there’s a silver lining! At least the American people aren’t paying attention. Here’s a quote from Michael Hastings’ explosive Rolling Stone article: Even those closest to McChrystal know that the rising anti-war sentiment at home doesn’t begin to reflect how […]
Love the Afghanistan War in Public at Your Peril
One of the gems buried in Michael Hastings’ now ubiquitous Rolling Stone article is a senior adviser to General McChrystal thanking his lucky stars for public ignorance of the state of the war: Even those closest to McChrystal know that the rising anti-war sentiment at home doesn’t begin to reflect how deeply fucked up things […]