The
internal political structure in the United States does not reflect the
"sentiments and values of the American voting populace and citizenry" on the War
in Afghanistan, says an activist and political pundit.
"It's no
surprise that people in the Congress, the White House and in the State
Department do not respond to the clearly declared sentiments of the American
people," Rick Rozoff said in an interview with Press TV's U.S. Desk on Friday.
A recent
opinion poll by CNN shows that the opposition to the war in Afghanistan is at an
all-time high in the U.S.
"In the
entire history of the United States, this will mark the first time that the
United States has been at war for an entire decade, that is form 2001 to 2010",
he noted.
The U.S.
has roughly 100,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan which is more than twice as many
U.S. troops as are officially stationed in Iraq.
"So
we're seeing a major shift in emphasis and transfer of U.S. combat forces from
Iraq to Afghanistan," Rozoff stated.
He went
on to say that the U.S. government is establishing a "global military system"
integrating as many countries as possible into the U.S. military network
internationally.
The
United States "clearly is using this as a model for future interventions in that
part of the world and others," he observed.
A year
ago, 52 percent of Americans said they thought Obama's policies would be
successful, while 41 percent said they thought his policies would fail.
Since
the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, more than 34,000 Afghan civilians
have been killed in the country as a result of the war. The
number of foreign troops killed in the nine-year war has hit an all-time high,
with more than 710 lives lost. U.S.
military fatalities in Afghanistan have been on the rise since President Obama
began implementing his plan to escalate the war against the
Taliban. Nearly
500 U.S. service members were killed this past year alone, according to
iCasualties.org. UN
reports that 2010 has been the bloodiest year since the war began in terms of
the civilian death toll.
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