US military complex gets rich off of Afghanistan


Description: The US is famous for going to other countries with goals ranging from retaliation to installing democracy to stopping a civil war. And quite often the US Government and the military alike are surprised at what they find: that people in those countries don’t want them there and, in many cases, will risk or sacrifice their lives to make sure they leave. We’re seeing a new low point in America’s longest war, unfolding as we speak. Riots in Afghanistan, as citizens there protest the burning of Korans by US military personnel at Bagram airbase. Some American soldiers have been killed and many more Afghan citizens are dying as well. And there’s beginning to be a sense that the battle to win the hearts and minds there is simply impossible. Paul Craig Roberts, former official with the Reagan administration, speaks to RT’s Kristine Frazao about what happens if things don’t change dramatically. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com

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About Dr. Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. His internet columns have attracted a worldwide following. His latest book, The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of the West is now available.

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  1. All of these modern wars are just scams designed to enrich the military-industrial-complex, which they are desperate to hang onto (thus perpetuating these useless wars) as they have proven to be a lucrative successor to the gravy days of the Cold War.

    By: tom miller . February 29, 2012 . 7:48 pm |

  2. How many WAR SHIPS are in the Persan Gulf today? we know that one of the oldest war ships (USS ENTERPRISE) was recently deployed to that region– for an sinister purpose some claim?

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    dennis stickney

    By: Dennis Stickney . March 18, 2012 . 11:41 am |

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