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| 'US stay in Afghanistan part of bigger plot: Analyst |
| 2014-05-27 |
| [Iran Press TV] The US reluctance to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan is part of a scheme to expand its hegemony across the Middle East in an attempt to protect Israel's interests, a former American official tells Press TV. Rodney Martin, a former US congressional staffer, made the comments in response to US President Barack Obama's recent remarks about the likelihood of Washington's continued military presence in Afghanistan. "This is all part of a greater scheme that is well-publicized, called Project for New American Century, to secure basing rights all through the Middle East," Martin said in a Monday interview with Press TV. He argued that the project mainly takes into account the Israeli interests rather than those of the US, noting that it is devised "to make sure that the America can bully other nations where they do not have interests such as Iran." During his surprise trip to Afghanistan on Sunday, Obama said US' longest war will be over by the end of this year, but Washington will likely maintain its military presence in the war-weary country. Obama said he would soon announce his decision about the US military presence in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 "Reluctance"??? To wit, * BHARAT RAKSHAK > [CNN, REUTERS = Twitter] OBAMA : US PLANS TO LEAVE 9800 TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN AFTER 2014, THEN ONE-HALF OF THAT BY END OF 2015. * SAME > BARACK OBAMA, ANNOUNCING US TROOP PLAN,SAYS AFGHANISTAN IS NOT A PERFECT PLACE, + ITS NOT US RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE IT SO. Sounds like Vladimir Putin's recent comments on Russia's responsibility towards Ukraine's territorial sovereignty + integrity. > SAME > US MILITARY IN AFGHNAISTAN WOULD "DRAW DOWN [reduce = shrink] TO NORMAL EMBASSY PRESENCE IN KABUL" BY END OF 2016. > SAME > PETER BAKER > OBAMA = IOW, THE AFGHAN WAR WILL OVER AS FAR AS AMERICANS ARE CONCERNED BY THE TIME OBAMA LEAVES OFFICE [Jan 2017]. * RELATED TOPIX > [CBC Local] PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS END OF WAR IN AFGHANISTAN IS FINALLY IN SIGHT. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-05-27 21:48 |
| #1 Rodney is so well known and respected he's not identifiable as a "Congressional staffer" except as referred to by Iran Press TV. Whackadoodle doesn't begin to describe him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-27 17:23 |