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The Massacre Underscores the Message: End the Occupation of Afghanistan
The Massacre Underscores the Message: End the Occupation of Afghanistan
By Matthew Rothschild
Editor of The Progressive
March 12, 2012
It is time, it is way, way past time, for the U.S. military to leave Afghanistan.
The grotesque massacre on Sunday by a U.S. soldier only underscores the point.
And the massacre was almost inevitable. When you have 100,000 soldiers under stress in a foreign country where they’re not wanted, when you have soldiers on their fourth tour of duty as this one was (who reportedly spent three tours in Iraq), at some point, someone’s going to break.
We must end the occupation, end the bidding for a permanent military presence there, and let the Afghan people decide their own fate.
Read the full article at:
http://www.progressive.org/end_the_occupation_of_afghanistan.html
