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, October 31, 2014

War News for Friday, October 31, 2014


Reported security incidents
#1: Two civilians were wounded in rocket attack of Pakistani forces in Kamdish district, Nooristan province late last night. The civilians were targeted from the other side of Durand Line in Kamdish district, Nooristan province.

#2: Taliban killed a police officer in Kunduz province yesterday. The police officer was going to Takhar province, targeted by Taliban in the road of Takhar-Kunduz highway and killed. Syeed Sarwar Hosaini police spokesman of Kunduz said BNA, in the incident, a police officer lost their life and two civilians wounded.

#3: Eleven armed insurgents were killed in ANA operation in outskirts of Farah province yesterday.

Posted by whisker at 4:07 AM

1 comments:

Cervantes said...

NATO reports a non-combat death but gives no other details as of now, except to say "injury."

October 31, 2014 at 7:34 AM

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