The title of one of my second blog written in August 2012 was Will US pull troops out of Afghanistan? Despite having little knowledge
about international relations or geopolitics at that time, my conclusion was
that the US will never pull its troops out of Afghanistan. My conclusion was
based on the fact that presence of the US troops in Afghanistan provides it a
safe haven for undertaking cross border actions in Pakistan, Iran, China and
some of the energy rich Central Asian countries.
I had deliberately avoided mentioning drug as one of the prime
reasons for the US troops for occupying Afghanistan, but one of the readers of
my blog was prompt in raising this point. If one thinks with a cool head this
may be the key reason because it gives control on drug trade and also the money
to be paid to militants for killing the innocents ruthlessly and to keep the world
permanently under fear. It may also be said that Afghanistan has become a
nursery for growing mercenaries and people from around the world get training
in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan. They are also paid from the money
earned from cultivation of poppy.
Having born and grown in war-ridden Afghanistan, the locals
have become ‘blood thirsty’ and suffer from restlessness unless they kill a few
people every day. Ironically they not only kill their own countrymen but also go
to places where conflicts have been created by the super powers to satisfy their
lust.
The conclusion of my today’s blog is that after fighting
two world wars, super power have decided to fight proxy wars, sell arms to the
governments where rebel groups have been created by them, use income from drugs
and oil for buying arms. The job becomes easier through propagation of regime
change mantra.
These super powers are among the sponsors of the UN,
created for restoring peace in the world. However, now the only role of
Security Council is to grant permission for attacking a country chosen for the
proxy war. Two of the worst examples are Afghanistan and Iraq and many other
countries are also the victim of super powers. Usually the military dictators
are made head of state and often the drama of sham democracy is also staged.
