A Lot of Assorted Nonsense About Afghanistan From Eric Margolis

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sbply umjts nt nau` lr ,cn4mj lr nt ,u1rnt. Ycb Arjtjsc lddjfbr ld "#$ wns tcb

krbntbst dlrfb gu`tjp`jbr ld gj`jtnry bddbftjvbmbss ay vjrtub ld `bnibrscjp wcjfc

wns dnr supbrjlr tl ab 20bab`2 `bnibrscjp jm tbrgs ld 20bsl`utjlm2 2Ynftjfn`

Bddjfjbmfy2 rbjmdlrfbi ay nm jrlm drngb nigjmjstrntjvb lrknmjsntjlm frbntbi ay

tcb BBJF iurjmk jts !! ybnr ru`b jm Jmijn nmi jts bjkct ybnr l`i ru`b jm tcb

um1na.

@nf ld !lrbjkm Jmtbrvbmtjlm

Jt cns abbm snji tcnt 29rbmfc2 jmtbrvbmtjlm jm supplrt ld tcb Ngbrjfnm rbab`s

iurjmk tcb Ngbrjfnm wnr ld Jmibpbmibmfb p`nybi nm jgplrtnmt rl`b jm tcb

suffbss ld tcb Ngbrjfnms nknjmst tcb Arjtjsc. Ycb 9rbmfc mnvy p`nybi n ibfjsjvb

rl`b jm a`lf&jmk Arjtjsc rbjmdlrfbgbmts nmi jm glvbgbmt ld Arjtjsc scjps drlg

lmb pnrt ld Ngbrjfn tl tcb ltcbr. >jgj`nr`y) jm *$ tcb Jmijnm jmtbrvbmtjlm

p`nybi nm jgplrtnmt rl`b jm tcb ltcbrwjsb 1ust nmi rjkctblus strukk`b ld tcb

Abmkn`js nknjmst bst n&jstnm lpprbssjlm. Ycb jbtmngbsb gny mlt cnvb

suffbbibi tcb wny tcby iji nknjmst D>N) cni tcb Fcjmbsb nmi D>>0 mlt

cb`pbi tcbg tcb wny tcby iji. >jgj`nr`y tcb Ndkcnms nknjmst D>>0 gny mlt

cnvb abbm sl suffbssdu` cni tcb D>N mlt njibi tcbg. Ycb dlrbjkm jmtbrvbmtjlm

dnftlr p`nys nm jgplrtnmt rl`b jm tcb suffbss ld n rbab``jlm. Jm "#$ ml sufc


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tcjmk cnppbmbi. Ndkcnmjstnm wns tcb lm`y flumtry wcjfc fluì cnvb gnib tcb

rbab``jlm n suffbss ay jmvnijmk Jmijn. Aut wb gust rbgbgabr tcnt flmtrnry tl

tcb prbvn`bmt gytc nalut Ndkcnm jmvjmfjaj`jty) tcbsb kbmt`bgbm cni abbm sl

sbvbrb`y gnu`bi ay tcb BBJF jm >bptbgabr "+< tcnt tcby iji mlt inrb tl nttnf&

tcb BBJF jm "#$) wcjfc ns n gnttbr ld dnft wns n klìbm lpplrtumjty dlr tcbg

tl nttnf& Jmijn. Ycb BBJF wns nt jts `lwbst baa nmi tcb ,lvbrmlr ,bmbrn` ld

Jmijn nmi tcb Fcjbd Flggjssjlmbr ld um1na wbrb sbrjlus`y flmtbgp`ntjmk

nalut surrbmibrjmk n`` nrbn uptl rjvbr Jmius tl Ndkcnmjstnm. Jm ;umb 8 ;u`y "#$

;lcm @nwrbmfb tcb BBJF Fcjbd Flggjssjlmbr ld um1na 5jmfùijmk prbsbmt

:..9..= cni abflgb sl ibglrn jsbi iub tl tcb sjbkb ld 3b`cj tcnt cb cni

jmdlrgbi Biwnri's tcb Flggjssjlmbr ld bscnwnr tcnt iub tl dbnr nalut

sbfurjty nmi survjvn` ld tcb Arjtjsc nrgy nt 3b`cj cb wns tcjm&jmk nalut

sbmijmk n`` Arjtjsc trllps jm bscnwnr vn``by tl 3b`cj nmi tl jmvjtb tcb ru`br ld

Ndkcnmjstnm 3lst /ucnggni cnm tl lffupy tcb bscnwnr vn``by uptl tcb

Jmius lm tcb umibrstnmijmk tcnt jd cb prlvbi dnjtcdu` 5wcjfc cb fbrtnjm`y wnsO=)

tcb bscnwnr vn``by wluì ab fbibi tl cjg jm pbrpbtujty+$+. Aut 3lst

/ucnggni wns cnppjbr wjtc tcb glmby BBJF wns kjvjmk cjg bvbry ybnr.

>bflmi`y) Biwnri's tcb BBJF gnm nt bscnwnr wns n gnm ld jggbmsb

rbslùtjlm. Biwnribs ibf`nrbi tcnt rntcbr tcnm labyjmk sufc n ibdbntjst lribr tl


17/23

nanmilm bscnwnr 2cb wluì dbb` alumi ay flmsfjbmfb tl rbsjkm nmi b(p`njm

cjs rbnslm tl tcb klvbrmgbmt2+$#. @lri Fnmmjmk tcb ,lvbrmlr ,bmbrn` tl

wclg @nwrbmfb cni rb%ubstbi dlr f`bnrnmfb rbknrijmk tcb prlplsn` tl fbib

bscnwnr n`sl rbn`jsbi tcnt psyfcl`lkjfn``y nmi pl`jtjfn``y sufc nm nftjlm

wluì ab dntn` sjmfb jt wluì ab pbrfbjvbi jm :9 nmi jm Ndkcnmjstnm ns n

wjtcirnwn` nmi ibdbnt lm tcb BBJF pnrt. Fnmmjmk tcbrbdlrb) ibfjibi jm dnvlur

ld Biwnribs. Biwnribs wns rjkct jm umibrstnmijmk tcb trub wlrtc ld 3lst

/ucnggni cnm tcb sl fn``bi 2Ngjr ld Ndkcnmjstnm2O 3lst /ucnggni

cnm's prjfb wns nm nmmun` suasjiy ld < `n&c lr .< gj``jlm Jmijnm rupbbs pbr

ybnr +$-O ;ust `ll& nt tcb ijddbrbmfb jm pbrfbptjlms. Ycb tclrlukcarbi Arjtjscbr)

tcb gnm wcl snvbi tcb um1na jm "#$ js tcjm&jmk ajk. 6b tcjm&s tcnt 23lst

/ucnggni2 tcb jmk ld Ndkcnmjstnm) tcb ru`br ld n prlui rnfb wcjfc abfngb

jmibpbmibmt lm`y jm $cnc Kndnr

wcl wns irnwjmk n sjgj`nr n``lwnmfb ns 3lst /ucnggni ld NdkcnmjstnmC Jt

wns Ndkcnm `lyn`ty wcjfc snvbi Jmijn dlr tcb Arjtjsc glrb tcnm um1na lr

:9 `lyn`tyO J kjvb du`` gnr&s tl cb BBJF ,bmbrn` l``lf& wcl jm "+< lm

cjs lwm jmjtjntjvb ibfjibi tl fnpturb nmi aurm nau`) ibspjtb flmtrnry lribrs


18/23

drlg B``bmalrlukc tcb jfbrly ld Jmijn+$$. Ycus lm cjs lribrs nau` wns

fnpturbi nmi aurmt lm >bptbgabr "+


19/23

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** wcbm n mbw &jmk fngb jmtl plwbr nmi wbrb %ujf&`y puscbi anf& ay tcb

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