http://dangerousintersection.org/2010/12/10/the-war-in-afghanistan-as-placebo-trying-cure-terrorism/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://dangerousintersection.org/2010/12/10/the-war-in-afghanistan-as-placebo-trying-cure-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-81697 grumpypilgrim Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:02:53 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=15475#comment-81697 This post reminds me of one I wrote a while back about how the so-called "war on terror" was a convenient alternative to much more real and much more difficult wars:
http://dangerousintersection.org/2006/08/21/war-o…. And, indeed, as Erich points out, the war in Afganistan gives a real face to an otherwise largely rhetorical "war." I've yet to see any assessment that estimates Al Qaida's population above about 1200 people (100 is probably more accurate), yet the U.S. is nine years into a "war" to which it has committed trillions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of troops. To what real result?

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