The Afghan War and US Public Opinion - 2nd Term Blues

CNN - Politics: Reports on its new poll on the US view of the Afghan War, the article notes the following, " ..Support for the war in Afghanistan has dipped below 20%, according to a new national poll, making the country's longest military conflict arguably its most unpopular one as well. ".

Lets Get Real:

Well the US public has taken its time, this blog HAS NEVER supported the Afghan War, the UK has the bloody T - shirt from previous Afghan Wars at the time of the Empire, no one ever benefits from invading Afghanistan, a sharp and short attack yes, the US and UK should have left Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban and the displacement of Al Qaeda, instead it fell in to the trap of nation building, that has never worked, from the time of the British Empire in the 19th Century  to the USSR invasion in the 20th Century.    The Afghans hate it when they get invade, they can wait out any power, after the US and UK leave in December 2014 it can be expected than within six months the Taliban will be back at the door of the Capital.   The only worse option would be for the US to leave a small force in Afghanistan, they would become daily targets, we could see pictures of the US helicopters taking out the last US personnel, very much like Vietnam in 1975.   What ever the end it will be BAD, just depends how many US and UK personnel have to pay the price for a failed political policy. 

Bush 43/ Blair and the Iraq War

Guardian: Reports the following from the Chilcot inquiry in to the Iraq War, " Chilcot inquiry into Iraq war set to publish findings in new year..Tony Blair prepares for career-defining moment as Sir John Chilcot agrees compromise over George Bush letters ".

Lets Get Real:

On the whole this blog supports the release of the private communication between 10 Downing St and the Bush White House, to many people its to late, they have convicted former Labour PM Tony Blair of being a War Criminal, this blog supported the Iraq War and still does, only cowards run away from their own opinion.    Lets recall it was after 9/11, all the main intelligence networks thought Iraq had WMD, after 9/11 and the death of nearly three thousand the Bush Oval was going to take action over the perceived threat of Iraq, the Bush Oval did give Tony Blair the chance to back out, but to his credit former PM Blair stuck with  the President, it is easy to be friends when the issues do not matter, its tougher when its a matter of life and death. At the end of day the reason this blog supports the release of these private letters etc is to allow for a complete history of Iraq to be understood, to understand the good points and bad points.   Tony Blair thought he was doing the right thing, and who is to say he was wrong, looking back is easy, making the tough calls at the moment it is needed is harder, this blog takes it hat off to Mr Blair, he was a friend to have when your in a political bunker, he does not run away from his friends.