Quotes by Rethink Afghanistan
rethink afghanistan
Submitted by antarchi on September 20, 2009 - 22:50"Look, the notion that we are in Afghanistan to make our country safer is just complete bullshit. I'm sorry to use this language, but it is bullshit."
Robert Baer, former CIA Field Operative, Middle East
"Both wars have made the middle east and the world much more dangerous, for Americans and ... for any Americans overseas"
Graham Fuller, Former CIA Station Chief, Kabul
"Terrorism has increased, worldwide, in the past 7 years. And we've spent a tremendous amount of treasure, and blood, to achieve a result of increased terrorism"
Carl Conetta, Co-Director, Project on Defence Alternatives
"... Alquaeda is no longer in Afghanistan. They are not in Kandahar, they are not out in the desert, they are not in any part of Afghanistan. They've moved. But we are still fighting a war ... that the enemy's not even there. It's crazy."
Robert Baer, former CIA Field Operative
"No al qaeda at all in Afghanistan, is that an exaggeration, General Petraeus, or is that true?"
"No, I would agree with that assessment." (General David Petraeus, May 10, 2009)
