Afghans like us. They really like “us.”
Hearts and Minds
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication, WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "The Stringer."
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Barack killed 13 more people in Pakistan.
Last year then-and-present Sec. of Defense Gates said we had 5,000 UAVs and were building more. This is a hopeful thing–not for the Afghans–for us. Where I live in L.A., I have a police helicopter (relic technology of the Korean War) hovering over my apartment every night with its rotor noise and lights on. With quieter UAVs hovering overhead it will be just like our warrantless wiretapping: if you don't see or hear it, then you don't know you are living in a police state.
You will get a good night's sleep "living" in the 21st century police state.
This is how we wind up with the Terminator, eh?? Dorme bene…