Killing And Dying For Minerals By Jacob G. Hornberger!!
(2017-07-27 at 13:07:22 )

Killing and Dying for Minerals by Jacob G. Hornberger

Americans might soon have a new reason to thank the troops for their service, at least in Afghanistan, where the troops have been killing and dying for almost 16 years. According to an article in yesterdays New York Times, "President Trump, searching for a reason to keep the United States in Afghanistan after 16 years of war, has latched on to a prospect that tantalized previous administrations: Afghanistans vast mineral wealth, which his advisers and Afghan officials have told him could be profitably extracted by Western countries."

If that does not say it all, I do not know what does. How do empire and foreign interventionism become more morally perverse than that?

Maybe Trump and the United States national-security establishment are sensing that the American people are no longer buying into the "They are protecting our rights and freedoms" jargon.

Maybe they feel the need to come up with a new and exciting rationale for their forever occupation of Afghanistan - minerals!

Just think, every time we see an American soldier, we can say, "Thank you for your service. The cobalt and the iron ore you are helping to bring to America are fantastic."

Imagine the eulogies at funerals of United States military personnel: "She was a great soldier and gave her life in Afghanistan so that we could have more copper and aluminum here at home."

Imagine the tears that will produce among friends and family members.

I have got a better idea, one that is based on the notion of a limited-government republic rather than on imperialism and interventionism: Bring all the troops home now.

They have been there killing and dying in Afghanistan (and elsewhere) long enough. Liberate Americas private sector to engage in economic enterprise in Afghanistan and the rest of the world. Limit the United States government to defending the United States. Prohibit United States presidents from sacrificing United States troops in Afghanistan and elsewhere for minerals, regime change, empire, power, or money.

Printed here with permission from Mr. Jacob G. Hornberger of The Future of Freedom Foundation!! Their Great Website!!