This year, Christmas Eve falls on the 3,000th day that U.S. forces have been in Afghanistan, as well as the 30th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of the very same nation. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a disaster and they proved that you cannot win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people through troop surges, and continued occupation.
It is critical to note that while we do not view this as an occupation of Afghanistan, it is clear that the people of Afghanistan view our presence as just that. Please watch this extraordinary video, and then read my blog post on Huffington Postand Daily Kos where I explain further how you can help pressure Congress to end this war of occupation.
-Congressman Eric Massa
We are continuing a situation that will not have a positive outcome. Many, many great empires have fallen victim to their own hubris and Afghanistan is one of those situations that will not end well for the people of either country.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." These words ring true today and forever. I first remember reading this phrase when I visited the Nazi concentration camp of Dachau. Failure to remember our past will only lead us to make the same mistakes.
We need to rethink our policy in Afghanistan. We need to stop being so war hungry. We need to concentrate on this broken nation, not some other broken one.
We are continuing a situation that will not have a positive outcome. Many, many great empires have fallen victim to their own hubris and Afghanistan is one of those situations that will not end well for the people of either country.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." These words ring true today and forever. I first remember reading this phrase when I visited the Nazi concentration camp of Dachau. Failure to remember our past will only lead us to make the same mistakes.
We need to rethink our policy in Afghanistan. We need to stop being so war hungry. We need to concentrate on this broken nation, not some other broken one.
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