Obama pledges intensified war in Afghanistan and Pakistan
In a speech delivered Monday to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) in Arizona, President Barack Obama promised to intensify the US military engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan, wind down the war in Iraq, and create a new military that would be better-equipped to wage unconventional warfare. The speech’s central purpose was to prepare public opinion for an escalation and prolongation of the US war in Afghanistan and its further expansion into neighboring Pakistan. It's a pity he can't be "un-elected"...William Pfaff: Could Obama please tell us what he thinks the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan are about?





