Sowing Chaos

President Bush is said to put a very high emphasis on whether he or the U.S. government looks weak militarily or diplomaticlly. It seems to me that Bush does not adequately value the world's opinion of the U.S. and how that reflects in the success or failure of his policies. Killing civilians in order to liberate a country or to fight "terrorists" does nothing for the U.S. image or our cause. The United States by its unilateral militaristic policies has lost the battle for the hearts and minds of the Arab and Muslim world (as well as much of the rest of the world including China, Russia, and Latin America). We are doing a good job of destroying Iraq in order to save it. That is becoming increasingly evident in Afghanistan as well. The United States military will be eventually forced to withdraw from both Iraq and Afghanistan but not without first causing extensive damage to those countries and to ourselves and our image. Robt Fisk among others argues that sowing chaos in the Muslim world is part of the Bush-Cheney war regime's strategy. There is inceasing evidence of the merits of that supposition.

US troops kill Afghan civilians

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Last Updated: Sunday, 4 March 2007, 14:26 GMT - BBC News

An incident described by US forces in Afghanistan as a "complex ambush" has left 16 civilians dead.

The incident occurred on the road from the eastern city of Jalalabad to Pakistan when a suicide bomber targeted a convoy, sparking a fire fight.

The killing of the civilians has reportedly sparked a protest by thousands of local people.

Separately, Nato said two British soldiers had been killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan.

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How easy it is to put hatred on a map By Robert Fisk 03/03/07 "The Independent"