Name some US achievements in Afghanistan?

[pvsi.]

KABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.
Taliban Will Control Afghanistan With Support From Pakistan, Says Leaked Report

Well, at the very least US soldiers got to pee on some dead people...That, and plus Talabani is now Iraqi president... good for Hussein (Obama)

 

[Warrior102]

Dial 911 and ask for the Chickenhawk in Chief Obama. He'll give you a full report, asswipe.

 

[pvsi.]

asswipe

 

[HUGGY]

KABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.
Taliban Will Control Afghanistan With Support From Pakistan, Says Leaked Report

Well, at the very least US soldiers got to pee on some dead people...That, and plus Talabani is now Iraqi president... good for Hussein (Obama)

Haliburton was dredged up from the brink of bankruptsy and given the Golden Afgahnistan Goose. As we Americans are all about the predatory war profiteering Corporation above all other needs of humanity... I would call Cheney's financial success in Afgahnistan...OUR success.

 

[Dr.Drock]

Duh, everyone involved with heroin is very thankful for the war, great achievements for the heroin industry.

Opium production in Afghanistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

On December 7, 2004, Hamid Karzai was formally sworn in as president of a democratic Afghanistan."[15] Two of the following three growing seasons saw record levels of opium poppy cultivation.

 

[1_Old_Man]

I has proven to be an excellent Proving Ground for the development of Spy- and Predator-Drones. That will become very useful as they become necessary for use in this country, possibly as soon as the upcoming Conventions.

Just remember, its likely that when the jack-boots come to get you it will be your neighbors who turned you in and the local police who break down your door.

 

[rightwinger]

The biggest achievement was driving the Taliban out of power and forcing them into the shadows. Taliban led Afghanistan was a breeding and training ground for Al Qaida terrorism as well as a major human rights violator

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

 

[Warrior102]

Haliburton was dredged up from the brink of bankruptsy and given the Golden Afgahnistan Goose.

That's a good thing. I own Haliburton stock.

 

[Warrior102]

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

Obviously you don't know anyone who has served/is currently serving there.

 

[rightwinger]

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

Obviously you don't know anyone who has served/is currently serving there.

Edumacate me...this should be interesting

 

[PoliticalChic]

KABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.
Taliban Will Control Afghanistan With Support From Pakistan, Says Leaked Report

Well, at the very least US soldiers got to pee on some dead people...That, and plus Talabani is now Iraqi president... good for Hussein (Obama)

Haliburton was dredged up from the brink of bankruptsy and given the Golden Afgahnistan Goose. As we Americans are all about the predatory war profiteering Corporation above all other needs of humanity... I would call Cheney's financial success in Afgahnistan...OUR success.

The Left has been on this theme for quite some time. According to an article by Carl Hiassen, in the April 25 edition of the Miami Herald, "Dick Cheney had gotten the war he wanted. One year later, it's costing us a staggering $4.7 billion a month, or about $157 million per day. A hefty chunk of that is being spent on support services provided in Iraq by Halliburton, the Texas company that Cheney ran before joining the Bush ticket in 2000. Cheney says he has severed his ties to Halliburton and had nothing to do with the lucrative no-bid contracts awarded to the firm. Not everyone is persuaded that the connection is merely coincidental."

All this rhetoric echoes the words of the revolutionary Marxist journal International Socialist Review (ISO), which has made reference to the "corporate invasion of Iraq by large U.S. corporations like Halliburton."[1]

1. "Why do leftists demonize Halliburton? What proof exists of their claims of corruption? What exactly has Halliburton done to profit from American military casualties? Indeed, have they profited from military casualties? Is there a special relationship between the Bush administration and Halliburton so that the company receives contracts without observing the normal bidding process?

It is certainly true that during a two year period Halliburton’s revenue from Defense Department contracts doubled. However, that increase in revenue occurred from 1998 to 2000 - during the Clinton administration.

In 1998, Halliburton's total revenue was $14.5 billion, which included $284 million of Pentagon contracts. Two years later, Halliburton’s DoD contracts more than doubled.

An L.A. Times op-ed of April 22 said, "Halliburton Received No-Bid Contracts During Clinton Administration For Work In Bosnia And Kosovo." An October 2003 article in the (Raleigh, NC) News & Observer quoted Bill Clinton's Undersecretary Of Commerce William Reinsch as saying "'Halliburton has a distinguished track record,' he said. 'They do business in some 120 countries. This is a group of people who know what they're doing in a difficult business. It's a particularly difficult business when people are shooting at you.'"
FrontPage Magazine - The Facts on Halliburton

2. "Less than two months after he was sworn into office, President Obama signed a memorandum that he claimed would "dramatically reform the way we do business on contracts across the entire government."

Flanked by aides and lawmakers at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 4, Obama vowed to "end unnecessary no-bid and cost-plus contracts," adding: "In some cases, contracts are awarded without competition....And that's completely unacceptable."

Federal campaign records show Checchi has been a frequent contributor to liberal and Democratic causes and candidates in recent years, including to Obama's presidential campaign.

The records show Checchi has given at least $4,400 to Obama dating back to March 2007, close to the maximum amount allowed. The contractor has also made donations to various arms of the Democratic National Committee, to liberal activist groups like MoveOn.org and ActBlue, and to other party politicians like Sen. John F. Kerry, former presidential candidate John Edwards and former Connecticut Senate candidate Ned Lamont".


Read more: Obama Administration Steers Lucrative No-Bid Contract For Afghan Work To Dem Donor | Fox News

 

[Dr.Drock]

The biggest achievement was driving the Taliban out of power and forcing them into the shadows. Taliban led Afghanistan was a breeding and training ground for Al Qaida terrorism as well as a major human rights violator

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

Driving the Taliban out? Your favorite media outlet is saying the exact opposite, link provided in the original post.

 

[Dr.Drock]

Haliburton was dredged up from the brink of bankruptsy and given the Golden Afgahnistan Goose.

That's a good thing. I own Haliburton stock.

And your tax dollars go to nation-building, which then goes to Halliburton.



So it's not really a good thing for you, the money you make off the stock is just money that was taken from you in taxes.

 

[Dr.Drock]

Well, at the very least US soldiers got to pee on some dead people...That, and plus Talabani is now Iraqi president... good for Hussein (Obama)

Haliburton was dredged up from the brink of bankruptsy and given the Golden Afgahnistan Goose. As we Americans are all about the predatory war profiteering Corporation above all other needs of humanity... I would call Cheney's financial success in Afgahnistan...OUR success.

The Left has been on this theme for quite some time. According to an article by Carl Hiassen, in the April 25 edition of the Miami Herald, "Dick Cheney had gotten the war he wanted. One year later, it's costing us a staggering $4.7 billion a month, or about $157 million per day. A hefty chunk of that is being spent on support services provided in Iraq by Halliburton, the Texas company that Cheney ran before joining the Bush ticket in 2000. Cheney says he has severed his ties to Halliburton and had nothing to do with the lucrative no-bid contracts awarded to the firm. Not everyone is persuaded that the connection is merely coincidental."

All this rhetoric echoes the words of the revolutionary Marxist journal International Socialist Review (ISO), which has made reference to the "corporate invasion of Iraq by large U.S. corporations like Halliburton."[1]

1. "Why do leftists demonize Halliburton? What proof exists of their claims of corruption? What exactly has Halliburton done to profit from American military casualties? Indeed, have they profited from military casualties? Is there a special relationship between the Bush administration and Halliburton so that the company receives contracts without observing the normal bidding process?

It is certainly true that during a two year period Halliburton’s revenue from Defense Department contracts doubled. However, that increase in revenue occurred from 1998 to 2000 - during the Clinton administration.

In 1998, Halliburton's total revenue was $14.5 billion, which included $284 million of Pentagon contracts. Two years later, Halliburton’s DoD contracts more than doubled.

An L.A. Times op-ed of April 22 said, "Halliburton Received No-Bid Contracts During Clinton Administration For Work In Bosnia And Kosovo." An October 2003 article in the (Raleigh, NC) News & Observer quoted Bill Clinton's Undersecretary Of Commerce William Reinsch as saying "'Halliburton has a distinguished track record,' he said. 'They do business in some 120 countries. This is a group of people who know what they're doing in a difficult business. It's a particularly difficult business when people are shooting at you.'"
FrontPage Magazine - The Facts on Halliburton

2. "Less than two months after he was sworn into office, President Obama signed a memorandum that he claimed would "dramatically reform the way we do business on contracts across the entire government."

Flanked by aides and lawmakers at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 4, Obama vowed to "end unnecessary no-bid and cost-plus contracts," adding: "In some cases, contracts are awarded without competition....And that's completely unacceptable."

Federal campaign records show Checchi has been a frequent contributor to liberal and Democratic causes and candidates in recent years, including to Obama's presidential campaign.

The records show Checchi has given at least $4,400 to Obama dating back to March 2007, close to the maximum amount allowed. The contractor has also made donations to various arms of the Democratic National Committee, to liberal activist groups like MoveOn.org and ActBlue, and to other party politicians like Sen. John F. Kerry, former presidential candidate John Edwards and former Connecticut Senate candidate Ned Lamont".


Read more: Obama Administration Steers Lucrative No-Bid Contract For Afghan Work To Dem Donor | Fox News

Good post, the facist aspects of the american gov't extend to both parties.

 

[Warrior102]

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

Obviously you don't know anyone who has served/is currently serving there.

Edumacate me...this should be interesting

A buddy of mine - works for the State Dept. - he's living in Thailand now, just got back this past summer. Spend almost two years there. I won't get into all the details, bottom line, according to him, "We need to get the fuck out of there now." And this a seasoned career man in the Agency.

Find a returning Marine, Soldier, Sailor or Airman and ask if it's the fantasyland you think it is today.

 

[jaybags]

Haliburton was dredged up from the brink of bankruptsy and given the Golden Afgahnistan Goose.

That's a good thing. I own Haliburton stock.

you should have had the foresight to sell it

 

[rightwinger]

The biggest achievement was driving the Taliban out of power and forcing them into the shadows. Taliban led Afghanistan was a breeding and training ground for Al Qaida terrorism as well as a major human rights violator

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

Driving the Taliban out? Your favorite media outlet is saying the exact opposite, link provided in the original post.

Pre 9-11 Afghanistan was a Taliban led state. Does that media outlet have information that the Taliban is again controlling the government?

Please post it

 

[Dr.Drock]

The biggest achievement was driving the Taliban out of power and forcing them into the shadows. Taliban led Afghanistan was a breeding and training ground for Al Qaida terrorism as well as a major human rights violator

Afghanistan may not be a paradigm of Democracy, but it is a helluva lot better off than it was ten years ago

Driving the Taliban out? Your favorite media outlet is saying the exact opposite, link provided in the original post.

Pre 9-11 Afghanistan was a Taliban led state. Does that media outlet have information that the Taliban is again controlling the government?

Please post it

KABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.

There's the first paragraph.

 

[rightwinger]

Driving the Taliban out? Your favorite media outlet is saying the exact opposite, link provided in the original post.

Pre 9-11 Afghanistan was a Taliban led state. Does that media outlet have information that the Taliban is again controlling the government?

Please post it

KABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.

There's the first paragraph.

That is what MIGHT happen

The thread asked what has been achieved

 

[Dr.Drock]

Pre 9-11 Afghanistan was a Taliban led state. Does that media outlet have information that the Taliban is again controlling the government?

Please post it

KABUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said in a secret report the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, raising the prospect of a major failure of western policy after a costly war.

There's the first paragraph.

That is what MIGHT happen

The thread asked what has been achieved

are set to retake control

That sure doesn't sound like "might."

If not having the Taliban in control while we're there blowing up the country, replacing it with a corrupt druglord family, then the Taliban taking control again once the bombing stops is an achievement, then i dunno what an achievement is.