we continue to kill in afghanistan. and now, they are starting to kill us too. 44 american soldiers in july, 47 in august. almost eight years now since the insane carnage began. and for what? they tell us that more troops need to be sent. for, you see, the situation ain't fucked up enough. if we just fuck it up a little bit more, victory will be ours. but victory for whom, and what kind of victory? a country that was all ready ruined is being more ruined. we did it to get osama, al qaeda, the taliban, and we did it for democracy, women's rights, the free market, fair elections. or so we said. at different times, different stories were told. now, nothing is being told. now, it's just being done. the big o has it under control, while others are under the bombs. democracy in afghanistan is a cruel joke. they had it better under the soviets, but no one will ever tell you that, not anyone with an audience anyway. but, in truth, none of these european or north american countries have any business in afghanistan. haven't we murdered enough of their multitudes?

no u.s. president wants to lose a war. no u.s. president wants to admit to being a criminal. no u.s. president wants to stand up to the u.s. military, and the corporations that sustain it. of course, any person who wanted to do these things would not be president. there's the old catch 22 again.

so, afghanis must die. and u.s. troops. crimes must be undertaken. for to stop would be to admit our criminality, or at least, our defeat. so, we must freeze spending on social security and give the military more money. the army will not need to conduct bake sales this year, or the next. there will be no war crimes trials, but there are plenty of war criminals to try. many of them claim to be liberals, and are derided as socialists by their opponents. they insist on playing along with the bipartisan game of war, and are equally embedded in the militaristic structure as the crazed contrarians who attack them.

but, it seems the courts are only for the small time crooks. the big criminals need to run the world.

and you can't run the world from behind prison walls. the game wasn't set up to be played that way. so, we continue with our destruction of afghanistan. should we send more troops, or are there enough there now? do we need to switch to more of a counter insurgency model? perhaps if we only show the troops "battle of algiers" again, all we be well.

but, don't forget how that played out.

the french had to leave. the french lost. and so did a ravaged algeria. left behind were thousands of tortured and dead.

we too will one day have to leave. we will surely leave behind a ravaged nation with no winners. much bravery and courage will be displayed, but for what? it was brave to invade the soviet union in the dead of winter, but no one recalls the nazi invasion of russia warmly. so it is with us.

as petty crooks and pot smokers are criminalized, we condemn countries to a condition of utter carnage.

all the while, getting ready for the next rocky movie.

fuck you freedom!