| Editor's Note: You will have to log into a YouTube or Google account to view this video. Then you'll have to verify that you're (1) old enough to watch it, and (2) not too squeamish to watch it. The video is 36 minutes and it's worth jumping through those hoops to view it. The video is 6 months old, but nothing has changed since then - just a few more dead Afghanis. - prh, ed. The perpetual occupation of Afghanistan has become so normalized and mostly serves as background noise to Americans - it’s even jokingly referred to as the “forever war” – accepted as just a constant reality. A soldier dies now and again. A couple dozen civilians get killed in another bombing. It’s never enough to stir the population to pressure Washington to stop it. The endless war drags on. Abby Martin covers the whole truth about the Afghanistan War, from the CIA construct of the 80’s through today’s senseless stalemate. Two decades, three administrations, tens of thousands of lives; it’s time to #EndTheForeverWar. Keep Empire Files independent and ad-free, here. Watch Abby’s interview with Afghanistan combat veteran for more information about the senseless Forever War. |