Letter to NY Times editors: Why are we fighting this 'war' in Afghanistan?

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Subject : correction regarding the story "Biden Warns of More ‘Sacrifice’ in Afghanistan"Date : Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:01:47 -0400 (EDT)From : "David Maxwell Fine" To : letters@nytimes.com

NY Times editors:

regarding the story "Biden Warns of More ‘Sacrifice’ in Afghanistan"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/world/europe/24afghan.html?_r=1&hp

I have been wondering, whenever I watch, read, or hear some news, why American troops and so many American troops are fighting a "war" in Afghanistan 8 years after the initial war that ousted the Taliban from Kabul...

The military - and policymakers - can too easily tell Americans that we're fighting to prevent another September 11th attack... American troops could be over there another 10 years fighting to "prevent" some terror attack.

Didn't American troops finish most of the job in 2002 - 2003?

How many guerrilla fighters are fighting in Afghanistan? 800 rebels to our 60,000 - 70,000 American and British troops?

Isn't that ridiculous?

8 years after 9/11 we see how that tragedy has militarized America, funding and running 8 years of wars and occupations in the Middle East... At large costs in lives, injuries, and money that might be better spent in constructive activities.

Why doesn't America bring the troops home from Afghanistan?

David Maxwell Fine



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