Andrew Bacevich and the Futility of the Afghan War

As I write this, I am watching an interview with Andrew Bacevich on Bill Moyer's Journal. To my mind, Bacevich, a retired colonel and historian has about as much credibility as anyone talking about this today.

In the interview, he said two remarkable things. First, he asserted that General Stanley McChrystal is not fully in charge of the war effort, especially the activities of special forces under his command. The second is that this war is being waged with the full knowledge that its objectives will not be accomplished.

And of course, here in Canada, where the entire debate focuses on our support of the troops fighting the war rather than whether we want to have them killed, wounded and psychologically scarred in a completely pointless military effort.