Backgrounder on Afghanistan. Not really about Trump except the first few paragraphs. Trump just talking though his butt. The real not-so-hidden agenda lies elsewhere. And, as everywhere, "follow the money."
Asia Times
Pepe Escobar: How to kill 10 million Afghans and not win
Pepe Escobar
Good thing that the U.S. military is not "revenue constrained" thanks to the wonders of fiat money. Otherwise, the voters would have to pay for these wars in real time out of their current incomes and savings. The lightbulb might go off in their head.
ReplyDeleteThere's a good side and bad side to fiat money, like everything else. We hope to harness its good side.
DeleteSad isn't it, the New Silk Road is about trade, not war, and a better life for Afghans. But with the US you get war instead.
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