Afghanistan conspiracy theory

[rmacqueen]

War is a Racket by Major Gen. Smedley Butler

http://lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm

The problem with Butler's arguments is that he fails to address aggression by others.  Given the time period it is not surprising as it was written between WWI and WWII when American isolationism was running high.  Just read the section where he rails against Naval spending for the Pacific fleet and his sarcastic attitude over the need for defence of the US Pacific coast then weigh that against the attack on Pearl Harbour a few years later.  Turns out the Admirals were right and Butler was wrong.

 

[Jason E]

One of the major reasons that Pakistan created and supported the Taliban in the 1990's was to unify the country so that a pipeline could be built.  The reason for Pakistan's interest was that it would run through southern Pakistan and they would be able to tax the oil.  I don't have a clue about this guys idea that the American invasion was to get this pipeline built, but I do know that it had quite a large impact on the thinking in the region during the 1990's.