Twelve Years Is Enough- U.S. Out Of Afghanistan Now!

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The U.S. War on Afghanistan is now 12 years old. Longer than the official American war on Vietnam; it’s gone on half a generation, or more. On Sunday October 6, 2001 George Bush announced the attack on Afghanistan. Some perceived the action as revenge for 9/11, though that was just a pretext for an action Rumsfeld, Cheney and other neo-cons had planned for years. On the morning on 9/11, Rumsfeld said it was time to “go massive.” “Sweep it all up. Things related and not.” US destruction went massive, leaving one of the poorest countries in the world, already torn up by an occupation by the Soviet Union, with a brutal civil war between war lords, still impoverished, threatened by continued U.S. domination, Islamic fundamentalism, and the same warlords having been enriched by U.S. billions. Join World Can't Wait conference call discussion Thursday October 3: People born after 1990 don’t really remember a time when there wasn’t a US war on Afghanistan. Many people think the war is “over” or “ending” thanks to Obama. Will it be over in 2014? What does “over” mean, and have any of the promises the US made come true for the people of Afghanistan? We’ll talk reality, history, share what people think, and what plans we are making to stop this crime of our government. Register for dial-in info. We’ve culled the comprehensive section on worldcantwait.net about Afghanistan. These articles paint a picture that no NATO or U.S. general can successfully cover over with words about “winning hearts and minds.” Kathy Kelly, Afghanistan: The Ghost and the Machine Glenn Greenwald, Another Afghan Family Extinguished by a NATO Airstrike Kevin Gosztola, Reflecting on the Afghanistan War Logs Released by WikiLeaks Larry Everest, Made in America: The Gardez Massacre Gareth Porter, U.S. Night Raids Killed Over 1,500 Afghan Civilians in Ten Months Dennis Loo, Afghanistan: When is “Withdrawal” an “Enduring Presence”?