TYT: Pentagon: U.S. In Afghanistan Until 2024

[The Northerner]

Run time: 01:51 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8YAKkQHnIA   Posted on YouTube: October 19, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheYoungTurks Views on YouTube: 7341   Posted on DU: October 19, 2011 By DU Member: The Northerner Views on DU: 754

 
General John Allen said troops would stay in Afghanistan "indefinitely" when asked on 60 Minutes, past the 2014 deadline stated by President Obama. Are defense contractor profits the primary motive? The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down from Occupy Wall Street in New York City.

[phantom power]

1. Oh well, we'd just waste that money on helping people and reducing the deficit anyway....

:eyes:

[yurbud]

2. or until the pipeline runs dry...

http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2009/11/100000-troops-to-chase-100-al-qaeda.html">100,000 troops to chase 100 al Qaeda?

http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2009/10/video-oil-foreign-policy-democracy.html">Colin Powell's chief of staff on our wars for oil and pipelines

http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2009/08/war-on-terror-shift-to-pakistan-over.html">Iran's ''threat'' is as pipeline competitor

http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2009/02/were-fighting-to-hold-afghanistan.html">Our Afghan War for Poppies & Pipelines

[RaleighNCDUer]

3. What's the point?

Poppies can grow in the US, too.

[Crowman1979]

4. We need to cut the number of generals in the military.

They get way too much money IMO.