The present-day U.S. military qualifies by any measure as highly professional, much more so than its Cold War predecessor. Yet the purpose of today’s professionals is not to preserve peace but to fight unending wars in distant places. Intoxicated by a post-Cold War belief in its own omnipotence, the United States allowed itself to be drawn into a long series of armed conflicts, almost all of them yielding unintended consequences and imposing greater than anticipated costs. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. forces have destroyed many targets and killed many people. Only rarely, however, have they succeeded in accomplishing their assigned political purposes. . . . [F]rom our present vantage point, it becomes apparent that the “Revolution of ‘89” did not initiate a new era of history. At most, the events of that year fostered various unhelpful illusions that impeded our capacity to recognize and respond to the forces of change that actually matter.

Andrew Bacevich


Friday, April 6, 2012

War News for Friday, April 06, 2012

The DoD is reporting a new death unreported by the military. Cpl. Christopher D. Bordoni died from combat related wounds at the Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio Texas on Tuesday, April 3rd. He was wounded Wednesday, January 18th 2012.

NATO is reporting the death of an ISAF soldier from an IED blast in an undisclosed location in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, April 5th.


Bin Laden’s Personal Debt to Bush

Heavy clashes predicted in eastern regions of Afghanistan


Reported security incidents
#1: A suicide attack killed an Afghan peace envoy and his son Friday in an eastern part of the country bordering Pakistan, AFP reported. Provincial Police Chief Ewaz Mohammad Nazari told AFP that “Head of the High Peace Council in Kunar province, Maulavi Mohammad Hashem Munib was the target.” “He was on his way home from Friday prayers when he was attacked by a suicide attacker," he added.

#2: Seven civilians have died after a fuel tanker overturned and caught fire in southern Afghanistan. Kandahar provincial police chief General Abdul Razaq said three other civilians were seriously wounded in the incident in the Panjwai district. The Taliban claimed they fired a rocket at the fuel tanker, causing it to explode. But Gen Razaq said no rockets were fired. He said the tanker caught fire after it overturned and that a passing car also was set ablaze.

#3: An explosion rocked north-eastern Badakhshan province on Thursday afternoon, local security officials said. According to provincial security chief Gen. Sakhidad Haidary, the incident took place in Keshm district after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a local market. Gen. Haidary further added, at least 2 people were killed and 6 others were injured following the incident. He also added, a former Jihadi commander Nazok Mir was killed along with one of his member following the explosion and 16 other civilians including children were injured.


DoD: Staff Sgt. Christopher L. Brown

DoD: Cpl. Christopher D. Bordoni

DoD: Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski

DoD: Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey J. Rieck

DoD: Sgt. 1st Class Shawn T. Hannon

Posted by whisker at 4:04 AM

1 comments:

Cervantes said...

Osama bin Laden was the best friend George W. Bush ever had. And vice versa.

April 6, 2012 at 9:11 AM

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