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


Thursday, April 18, 2013

War News for Thursday, April 18, 2013

Seems to be a slow news day so get out and enjoy your day. – whisker

Reported security incidents
#1: Two local employees of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) have been killed in an attack in the north of the country, Red Cross and Red Crescent officials said on Wednesday. Two other staffers were injured in the shooting late on Tuesday on a main road in the Khanaqa district of Jawzjan province while their mobile clinic was travelling to the provincial capital Shiberghan, the officials said in a statement.

Posted by whisker at 4:19 AM

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Death. Ha.

April 18, 2013 at 6:43 AM
Anonymous said...

I've been looking on here for information after getting a phone call yesterday (Wednesday US EST) that a local young man serving in the Army in Afghanistan was critically injured by an IED. I'm not sure where he was based only that they were going out on a mission. Do you have any information about the Soldiiers or what type of IED attack this was? ANY information would be greatly appreciated. AS ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR SERVING, I HAVE A SON SERVING AND PRAYERS FOR A SAFE RETURN HOME FOR ALL SOLDIERS!!!'

April 18, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Anonymous said...

BARRETT AUSTIN FROM SC BUT STATIONED IN GA

April 21, 2013 at 8:14 PM

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